Clemantine Wamariya, who fled Rwanda as a girl, is now a U.S. citizen. She is a human rights advocate and a speaker. Steve Jennings/Getty Images for Free The Children hide caption
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The anti-HIV drug dolutegravir is effective — but may carry a risk for pregnant women. Science Source hide caption
Sudanese demonstrators gather near military headquarters in the capital Khartoum on Monday. Organizers said they were resisting an attempt to disperse the sit-in where thousands of people have camped out for days. Ahmed Mustafa/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Trying to make the world a better place: (left to right) Skoll Award winners Gregory Rockson of mPharma, Nicola Galombik and Maryana Iskander of Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator, Nancy Lublin of Crisis Text Line, Bright Simons of mPedigree and Julie Cordua of Thorn. Greg Smolonski/Skoll hide caption
The Jankara market in Lagos, Nigeria. A group called Market March Movement is working to end street harassment in shopping districts across the country. Frédéric Soltan/via Getty Images hide caption
Sudanese soldiers stand guard on armored vehicles as demonstrators protest against President Omar al-Bashir's regime near the army headquarters in the Sudanese capital Khartoum Thursday. AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Workers repair the roof of a small shop while a woman hangs clothing to dry among debris in Beira, Mozambique. The city was badly damaged after Cyclone Idai hit on March 14. Guillem Sartorio/Getty Images hide caption
Protesters rally near the military headquarters on Tuesday in Khartoum, Sudan. Activists behind the anti-government protests say that security forces killed 14 people on Tuesday as troops moved to break up the demonstration. AP hide caption
People hold candles during a night vigil and prayer to mark the 25th anniversary of the 1994 genocide, in Kigali, Rwanda, on Sunday. Rwandans began 100 days of mourning for more than 800,000 people killed. Yasuyhoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Tichanai Mutungwe, a farmworker in Zimbabwe, couldn't save his daughter from the flood waters. Injured and grieving, he says he must get back to work soon so he can support his family. Tendai Marima for NPR hide caption
An American woman and her driver, kidnapped in Uganda's Queen Elizabeth National Park, have been rescued, Ugandan police said on Sunday. Reda&Co/UIG via Getty Images hide caption
Officials at Kruger National Park in South Africa said a suspected rhino poacher was killed by an elephant and his remains eaten by lions. Pictured here, an elephant in the park in 2016. Kevin Anderson/AP hide caption
African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat (from left), Rwandan President Paul Kagame, Rwandan first lady Jeannette Kagame and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker light the flame of remembrance at the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Kigali, Rwanda, on Sunday. Ben Curtis/AP hide caption
Gen. Khalifa Haftar is Libya's former top army chief. He now leads the Libyan National Army, which is advancing toward the U.N.-backed government in Tripoli. Mohammed El-Sheikhy/AP hide caption
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 sits grounded in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in March. Ethiopian officials on Thursday released the initial report into last month's crash of a Max 8. Mulugeta Ayene/AP hide caption
At a Senate hearing March 27, Daniel Elwell, acting director of the Federal Aviation Administration, said airline pilots had enough training to handle Boeing's flight control software. But some pilots disagree. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
Women's rights activist Cherie Blair speaks at an event in California in 2015. Last month she drew attention for her comment that "most African ladies' first sexual experience is rape." Rachel Murray/Getty Images hide caption
Abdelaziz Bouteflika seen in 2014. The now 82-year-old has rarely appeared in public after a stroke in 2013. Nacerdine Zebar/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images hide caption
After a long history of civil war and corruption, many Liberians didn't trust their government's attempts to control Ebola. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, pictured in 2012, is bowing to months of intense protests in announcing his resignation. The country's leader has been in power since 1999 but has rarely appeared in public in recent years, since suffering a stroke in 2013. Ramzi Boudina/Reuters hide caption
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President Trump speaks to the media Thursday prior to departing the White House for a Michigan campaign rally. In a presidential memorandum released the same day, Trump temporarily extended a program that gives Liberians protected status from deportation. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Migrants disembark from the motor tanker El Hiblu 1 in Valletta's Grand Harbour after Maltese armed forces took control of the vessel on Thursday. Jonathan Borg/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
This Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8, seen last Saturday, is one of those grounded following the crash that killed 157 people. Mulugeta Ayene/AP hide caption