African National Congress party (ANC) supporters who could not access the party’s 110th birthday celebration at Polokwane’s Peter Mokaba stadium, stand outside the gate, in Polokwane, South Africa, Saturday January 8, 2022. Because of coronavirus regulations, only 2000 could attend the anniversary, amid deep divisions, graft allegations and broad challenges that saw the ANC perform dismally in local government elections last year. (Photo by Jerome Delay/AP Photo)
A street vendor sells Cameroonian flags and paraphernalia near at Olembe stadium in Yaounde, Cameroon, Saturday, January 8, 2021. The African Cup of Nations takes place in Cameroon and starts on Sunday, Jan. 9. (Photo by Themba Hadebe/AP Photo)
A man flashes the victory sign during a protest to denounce the October 2021 military coup, in Khartoum, Sudan, Sunday, January 9, 2022. The United Nations said Saturday it would hold talks in Sudan to try to get the country’s democratic transition back on track after it was derailed by the coup. (Photo by Marwan Ali/AP Photo)
Cameroon fans outside the Olembe stadium before the first match of the Africa Cup of Nations football tournament in Yaoundé, Cameroon on January 9, 2022. Cameroon is hosting the competition and will play Burkina Faso in the opening match. (Photo by Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters)
Pupils walk around the school compound during break time at Kitante Primary School in Kampala, Uganda Monday, January 10, 2022. Uganda’s schools reopened to students on Monday, ending the world’s longest school disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/AP Photo)
Fireworks during opening ceremony of the African Cup of Nations 2022 group A soccer match between Cameroon and Burkina Faso at the Olembe stadium in Yaounde, Cameroon, Sunday, January 9, 2022. (Photo by Themba Hadebe/AP Photo)
Traditional dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the African Cup of Nations 2022 group A soccer match between Cameroon and Burkina Faso at the Olembe stadium in Yaounde, Cameroon, Sunday, January 9, 2022. (Photo by Themba Hadebe/AP Photo)
A student seats alone in a classroom after reporting back to school on day one of re-opening following an almost two-year closure of learning institutions as part of government measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 in Kampala, Uganda on January 10, 2022. Uganda’s Health Minister, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, announced last week that Uganda is now in the third wave of a pandemic that has no end in sight. (Photo by Badru Katumba/AFP)
Supporters of Zandile Mafe protest outside the Magistrates Court in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, January 11, 2022 Mafe is charged with terrorism two counts of arson, theft, housebreaking and contravention of the National Key Points Acts for the fire that destroyed Parliament. (Photo by Nardus Engelbrecht/AP Photo)
A security officer walks at the scene of an explosion in the Hamarweyne district of Mogadishu, Somalia, January 12, 2022. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)
Supporters of King Khoisan South Africa burn incense and chant slogans outside the Pretoria Magistrates Court while waiting for his release from police custody following his arrest for planting marijuana at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on January 13, 2022. King Khaoisan has been camping with his family outside the seat of government for over three years, fighting for the official recognition of their languages and to negotiate land ownership. (Photo by Phill Magakoe/AFP Photo)
