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  • Christian Diyoka, a refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with his face painted with red paint, protests the South African government's alleged unfair treatment of refugees along with illegal aliens and asylum seekers from Zimbabwe and Somalia outside parliament in Cape Town, South Africa 04 December 2007. The group of protestors handed over a memorandum to the South African government demanding a speeding up of the processing of asylum seekers and a stop to the recent surge in arrests of illegal aliens. In recent weeks more than 300 refugees have been arrested according to the organisation People Against Suffering Supression Opression and Poverty (PASSOP) which represents the group. width:1000;;height:657
  • A South African man smokes a cigarette in the suburb of Gotso on the outskirts of Bloemfontein, South Africa, 22 June 2009. Bloemfontein is currently a host city for the FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 and a FIFA 2010 World Cup host city. Bloemfontein is the capital city of the Free State Province of South Africa as well as one of the nation's three capitals, being the judicial capital. Bloemfontein is known as "the city of roses", owing to the abundance of these flowers and the annual rose festival held there. The city is home to around 365,000 residents. width:700;;height:477
  • South African commuters wait for busses which have been restricted from entering Khyalitsha due to taxi violence during a three day taxi strike in Cape Town, South Africa 13, February 2009. Thousands of commuters across the city have been forced to crowd onto busses and trains. This is due to the taxi operators in Cape Town holding a three day strike in protest over government's Bus Rapid Transit system proposed for the FIFA 2010 World Cup. Taxi operators fear they will be sidelined by the new system and warn if the Ministry of Transport do not respond to their concerns there will be disruptions during the FIFA 2010 World Cup. Most of South Africa's work force rely heavily on taxis as their primary mode of transport. width:1000;;height:667
  • A Congolese woman runs away from an exploding pepper grenade shot by riot police on the outskirts of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tuesday 25 July 2006. Renewed gunfire was heard early Tuesday 22 August 2006, in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) capital Kinshasa after 14 diplomatic envoys were evacuated from Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba's residence when his house came under heavy gunfire overnight. width:1000;;height:688
  • Queen of England Elizabeth II (R) shares a laugh with the Director General of the Nigerian stock exchange, Dr Noidi Okereke Onyiwke (L in purple) at a reception for the Queen at the State House in Abuja, Nigeria Wednesday 03 December 2003. The Queen of England, Elizabeth II, visited Nigeria in December 2003 which was the first state visit there since 1956. width:1000;;height:721
  • A Congolese woman sets up her business selling used tins and bottles on a bridge over a polluted tributary of the Congo river running passed a slum in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tuesday 01 August 2006. The Congo river meandering through a country half the size of Europe is the lifeblood for many Congolese. Today its tributaries are choked with pollution as the country struggles to emerge from decades of poverty, disease and civil war. The DRC held its first democratic presidential elections in more than 40 years Sunday 30 July 2006. Election results could take several weeks to be formulated. width:1000;;height:667
  • A South African homeless man stokes a fire in central Bloemfontein, South Africa, 23 June 2009. A massive cold front moving across the country has sent temperatures plummeting nearing zero degrees overnight. width:1000;;height:667
  • Togolese opposition supporters during riots in Bagida, Togo Sunday 24 April 2005. Streets of Togo turned violent Sunday following a day of voting where opposition claim voter fraud and warn of more violence should the ruling party win. width:1000;;height:741
  • Members of the Single Leg Amputee Sports club of Sierra Leone chase for the ball whilst playing football in Freetown, Sierra Leone Thursday 06 April 2006. There are more than 6000 amputees in Sierra Leone as a result of the brutal civil war. Charles Taylor the former Liberian leader who is accused of backing a rebel group that cut off limbs,mutilated and raped thousands of civilians in Sierra Leone, pleaded not guilty to 11 counts of crimes against humanity at the Special court in Sierra Leone 03 April 2006. width:1000;;height:669
  • Senegalese boys sumersalt on the beach whilst people, walk, jog and train after a days work at Yoff beach, Dakar Senegal Tuesday 05 April 2005. Thursday 07 April is international health day. There is a high level of personal fitness amongst Senegalese and on several beaches around the city public fitness instruction is offered by the government free of charge. However the Senegalese Health ministry released a report Tuesday 05 April of an outbreak of Cholera in Senegal which has claimed the lives of 54 people and infected some 3,400 others in the last week. width:1000;;height:653
  • A Congolese supporter of presidential candidate Joseph Kabila runs down a road as others clamber into and ontop of busses and trucks departing an election rally for Joseph Kabila in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Friday 28 July 2006. The DRC holds its first democratic presidential elections in 46 years on July 30 with a record number of candidates contributing to the world's largest ever ballot. Interim government president Joseph Kabila is the favorite to win the election after he took control of the interim government following the peace deal which ended the bloody 1998-2003 war, which killed an estimated 4 million people. width:1000;;height:681
  • South African soccer supporters view a 3D soccer film during the launch of the South Africa FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa 07 May 2010. The FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour of South Africa kicked off in Khayelitsha and will travel from 7 May to 6 June through 38 cities and towns across all nine provinces of South Africa giving the public the chance to view and photograph the trophy. width:1000;;height:701
  • South African students prepare backstage before performing in the Bodyspectra body painting event in Cape Town, South Africa 31 October 2007. Cape Town's premier body painting competition is in its seventh year. This spectacular show is presented by the CityVarsity School of Media & Creative Arts. Students of CityVarsity specialising in make-up, costume and motion picture production design transform human bodies into living canvases using body painting techniques and special effects make-up. This years theme was inspired by ErtÈ and Marine World. The Bodyspectra event is building towards a much bigger international competition which will be held during the Football World Cup in South Africa 2010. width:1000;;height:667
  • A Senegalese traditional dancer in Dakar, Senegal. Senegal hosts the summit of the 57 nation Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) between 09 -14 March 2008 which aims at bolstering ties in the world's Muslim community, bringing together Arab and African states. width:1000;;height:669
  • A Liberian ex-government soldier in the overcrowded and delapidated government building for disarmed soldiers on the outskirts of Monrovia, Liberia Saturday 08 October 2005. For the first time in over 14 years of civil war the citizens of this empoverished nation head to the polls on Tuesday 11 October to vote for a new president. There were 22 candidates in the running with football star George Weah and economist Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf as favorites. width:1000;;height:669
  • A student from the Ivoire Football Academie contols the ball during a practice at the academy located in a rural area 40 kilometers from the commercial centre Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Wednesday 12 April 2006. The Ivoire Academie has produced 15 players that are now playing in Europe's champions league clubs and 12 graduates from the academy are in the Ivory Coast national squad. As an offspring of the ASEC Mimosas academy founded in 1994, the Ivoire Academie is home to 40 live in students between the ages of 10 and 18. Students are selected by a process of reviewing selection matches in various impoverished areas in the politially torn country. Only 7 students are chosen from a group of 700. width:1000;;height:669
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