Maasai Warriors Perform Traditional Dance During Enkipaata Rite of Passage from childhood to becoming a moran (warrior) in Olaimutiai, Narok County, Kenya Wednesday, April 23, 2024. (Photo by Brian Inganga/AP Photo)
A woman processes gold at a mining site in Senegal’s Kedougou region on January 16, 2025.(Photo by Annika Hammerschlag/AP Photo)
Members of Danuu collective walk next to life size animal puppets, part of the Herds public art and climate action project, in Ouakam district in Dakar on 26 April, 2025. A wildebeest, a gorilla and a giraffe are among the life-size puppets pursuing a 20,000-kilometre (12,400-mile) trek across the globe that started on April from the DR Congo capital, to raise awareness about migration due to climate change The animals are part of The Herds project and aim to have crossed around 10 countries between central Africa and the Arctic by August Their journey are taking them through Nigeria, Senegal, Morocco, France and Norway, among other countries. (Photo by Nicolas Remene/AFP Photo)
Members of the Danuu collective walk alongside life-sized animal puppets in Dakar’s Ouakam district on April 26, 2025, as part of The Herds—a public art and climate action project. A wildebeest, gorilla, and giraffe are among the puppets embarking on a 20,000-kilometer (12,400-mile) global trek, which began in DR Congo’s capital in April, to highlight climate-induced migration. The project aims to traverse 10 countries from Central Africa to the Arctic by August, passing through Nigeria, Senegal, Morocco, France, and Norway. (Photo by Jerome Favre/EPA/EFE)
Senegalese Artists Animate ‘The Herds’ – Giant Upcycled Animal Puppets’, in Dakar, Senegal, 25 April 2025. (Photo by Jerome Favre/EPA/EFE)
Puppeteers operate The Herds—life-sized animal puppets crafted from recycled materials—in Dakar, Senegal, 25 April 2025. (Photo by Jerome Favre/EPA/EFE)
Puppeteers perform with ‘The Herds’—life-size animal puppets made from recycled materials—in Dakar, in Dakar, Senegal, 25 April 2025. (Photo by Jerome Favre/EPA/EFE)
Puppeteers perform with life-size animal puppets from ‘The Herds’ project, made of recycled materials, in Dakar, Senegal, 25 April 2025. (Photo by Jerome Favre/EPA/EFE)
Kumpos dancers, a traditional Jola performance from Senegal’s Casamance region and Gambia, await the arrival of life-size animal puppets on Malibu beach in Dakar’s Guediawaye district on April 27, 2025. The event marked the final day of ‘The Herds’ public art project, featuring a wildebeest, gorilla and giraffe puppet on a 20,000-km (12,400-mile) climate migration awareness journey from DR Congo to the Arctic. The puppets will cross 10 countries by August, including Nigeria, Morocco, France and Norway. (Photo by Nicolas Remene/AFP Photo)
Workers carry cow feed by bicycle as they travel to a market near Gihanga, on the outskirts of Bujumbura, on May 8, 2025. (Photo by Luis Tato/AFP Photo)
Preachers Address Fishermen from Beached Pirogue on Lake Tanganyika” on May 9, 2025. (Photo by Luis Tato/AFP Photo)
A Somali family flees through floodwaters after overnight rains destroyed their home in Mogadishu’s Wadajir district, Somalia on May 10, 2025. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)
Drone Reveals Repurposed Soweto Power Station: From Cooling Towers to Ad Space & Bungee Platform, in Soweto, South Africa, on May 12, 2025. (Photo by Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters)
72-year-old Maria Molefe dances during the Sukuma Mbokodo Support Group’s Elderly Beauty Contest in Thokoza, South Africa on May 13, 2025. (Photo by Phill Magakoe/AFP Photo)
Ancient Meets Animal: Camel Stands in 800-Year-Old Guellala Pottery Workshop island of Djerba on May 14, 2025. (Photo by Fethi Belaid/AFP Photo)
A young porter carries flour sacks at Birere Market in Goma, May 15, 2025. After M23 rebels captured the city, Congolese authorities cut cash supplies to banks in their territory – forcing residents of North Kivu’s capital to barter for daily necessities.(Photo by Jospin Mwisha/AFP Photo)
Colorful Masquerade Performance Lights Up World Egungun Festival in Ibadan in Oyo State, Nigeria, on May 15, 2025. (Photo by Sodiq Adelakun/Reuters)
Two displaced persons, believed to be Rwandan nationals, sit with their children on a UNHCR bus after border processing in Goma, DR Congo. The family was being repatriated to Rwanda under UN refugee agency supervision. of Congo and Rwanda, in Goma on May 19, 2025.(Photo by Jospin Mwisha/AFP Photo)
Cape Town Residents Wade Through Flooded Streets After Heavy Rains South Africa on May 20, 2025. (Photo by Nic Bothma/Reuters)
