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    Africa’s week in pictures: 16-22 August 2024

    A number of the week’s greatest pictures from throughout the African continent and past: PATRICK MEINHARDT / AFP Miss Universe Kenya contestants put together backstage in Nairobi on Friday… PATRICK MEINHARDT / AFP They are cheered on enthusiastically by the viewers. WIKTOR SZYMANOWICZ / GETTY IMAGES On the identical day, fashions showcase garments from Nigerian-born […] More

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    South Africa’s last zoo elephant Charlie freed after 40 years

    South Africa’s final zoo elephant has been launched again into the wild after 40 years of captivity. The elephant, named Charlie, was captured in 1984 from Zimbabwe’s Hwange nationwide park when he was two years outdated. He was taken to Boswell Wilkie Circus in South Africa and skilled to carry out tips. In the early […] More