M23 rebels stand with theirs weapons in Kibumba, in the eastern of Democratic Republic of Congo in this file photo from December An abandoned gold mine, where miners were rescued from below ground, in Stilfontein, South Africa. Forensic workers at the site of the abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, on Wednesday.
A medical worker carries a meal to an isolation tent housing a man being quarantined after coming into contact in Uganda with a carrier of the Marburg virus. Families of miners and activist protest as South Africa's Police minister Senzo Mchunu visit the gold mine. The government of the Republic of South Africa launch a rescue operation to extract the illegal workers at the abandoned Stilfontein mine in North West, South Africa.
Police officers and private security personnel stand by the opening of a reformed gold mineshaft. Keachia Bowers, second from right, her husband Damon Smith, right, and their children play cards in the living room.
A protester reacts during protests against presidential election result in Maputo, Mozambique, on 11 November A pile of debris of metal sheets, wood, furniture and belongings after the cyclone Chido hit France's Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte. A supporter of former Ghana president and presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress NDC party John Mahama wearing a t-shirt with the party's colours gestures. People scramble in Nzerekore where local officials said a stampede occurred following clashes at a football match.
Relatives and friends protest near a reformed gold mineshaft where illegal miners are trapped in Stilfontein. A woman who fled war in Sudan and requested anonymity because she feared retribution after reporting sexual exploitation.
