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The persistent drought drying out the Horn of Africa is a reflection of severe weather intensified by climate change. For Ethiopia’s pastoralists who have seen more than a million livestock perish, it is a signal their way of life cannot be sustained by the next generation. Linda Givetash reports from Gode, Ethiopia. Camera: Michele Spatari

The violence may have stopped in most parts of Ethiopia’s Afar region, but Afaris forced to leave their homes after Tigrayan forces occupied the region say they cannot return — and it’s not just Tigrayan civilians who are affected by the conflict. Displaced people from the neighboring Afar region say attacks on their towns have left homes and livelihoods utterly destroyed. Linda Givetash reports from Semera, Ethiopia. Camera: Michele Spatari

The largest aid convoy to reach Ethiopia’s conflict-ridden Tigray region since the declaration of a truce in March arrived this week. While the effort marked progress for aid organizations scrambling to respond to the region’s humanitarian crisis, resources are spread thin as neighboring regions also require aid due to the conflict and severe drought. Linda Givetash reports from Semera, Ethiopia. Camera - Michele Spatari.

Drought has displaced hundreds of thousands of families and forced more than 600,000 Ethiopian children to leave school. Aid group Save the Children has built centers near displacement camps so children can continue their education. Linda Givetash reports from Gode, Ethiopia. Camera: Michele Spatari

Canon has launched its Student Development Programme for 2022, which offers photography students access to experienced photojournalists and photo editors. 

Court proceedings in the Jacob Zuma/Thales corruption trial was postponed again after the former presidents application to stay them.

Baboons weave their way under the carriages of a train on a bridge. A hippo wades in the river below, while a lone leopard prowls, sniffing for an antelope to make its dinner.

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Operation Dudula has been leading a controversial campaign in Johannesburg in which foreign nationals have been targeted.