Global Press Journal Connections: The World in Photos

Bugiri, Wakiso District, Uganda

On Lake Victoria, Bbosa Benon draws in his net after a day of fishing near Bugiri, a village in Uganda’s Wakiso District. On a good day, he can catch about 20 fish, which he sells at the market on shore. But on this day, he did not catch any.

Photo by Edna Namara

Mukono District, Uganda

Ronald Mugabi, 12, fetches water to be used in his household at the Nakiyanja Wetlands, in Uganda's Mukono District. During the dry season, from December to March, water from the National Water and Sewerage Corp. is rationed, so families without wells are forced to find water elsewhere.

Photo by Beatrice Lamwaka

Lusaka, Zambia

Gift Haambulo juggles torches during a performance at the Lusaka Agricultural and Commercial Show Grounds in Lusaka, Zambia. Haambulo says he is always under threat in his community, because some suspect he uses black magic in his circus act.

Photo by Prudence Phiri

Gisenyi, Rubavu District, Rwanda

Children and young adults from various youth associations gather around a cache of confiscated drugs about to be burned by police and local officials in the city of Gisenyi in Rwanda's Rubavu District. The event was held to warn the young people against drug abuse. The drugs had been confiscated during arrests.

Photo by Janviere Uwimana

Harare, Zimbabwe

Volunteers Brandon Kudakwashe Masotsha (left) and Nicholas Jasmeon separate recyclable materials from waste collected in the Turnpike community in Harare, Zimbabwe's capital. The materials are sorted into different categories and then collected by recycling companies.

Photo by Linda Mujuru

Kampala, Uganda

At the Kalerwe Market in Kampala, Uganda's capital, Musa Musisi, a horn collector, hits a recently boiled cow horn against a rock to release the insides without damaging the outer horn. The horns' insides are used in chicken feed, while the outer horns are used locally to make buttons or exported to China.

Photo by Nakisanze Segawa

Liteta, Zambia

Paul Banda, 15, waters cattle at his family's farm in Liteta, a city about 80 kilometers (50 miles) north of Lusaka, Zambia. Paul says his parents cannot afford the items he needs for school, so he stays at home to help raise the cattle.

Photo by Prudence Phiri

Wakiso District, Uganda

Christine Nabasumba savors a successful move in a game of Ludo against a customer Ivan Mugabe at her retail shop in Kampala's Wakiso district. Both players say the game of strategy is a way to relax when they aren't busy.

Photo by Nakisanze Segawa

Gisenyi, Rubavu District, Rwanda

Beatrice Mugorewera lies on a public beach on the shores of Lake Kivu in Rwanda's Gisenyi sector. Mugorewera, who has rheumatoid arthritis, does this every Sunday, because she feels that the weight of the sand massages her body, she says.

Photo by Janviere Uwimana

Congo River, DRC

A ferry prepares to carry passengers and goods across the Congo River from Kisangani to Lubunga, a commune in the city of Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo. The Congolese government provided the ferry to carry basic goods between Lubunga and the other five communes of the city.

Photo by Nadia Kanyere Karasisi

Kyanja, Uganda

Moses Wafula, 41, balances bottles on a knife, as part of his acrobatic show in Kyanja, a suburb of Kampala, Uganda. Wafula, a father of three, encourages people not to steal but rather to use their talents to survive.

Photo by Apophia Agiresaasi

Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo

Furaha Basila, 37, a married mother of five, sells bananas while roaming the streets of Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo. After her workday is over, she goes to the market to buy food for her children.

Photo by Nadia Kanyere Karasisi

Harare, Zimbabwe

Fortunate Pangeti (right) sells flowers to a customer in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Feb. 14, Valentine's Day. Pangeti says his business booms around the holiday, as people buy flowers for loved ones.

Photo by Gamuchirai Masiyiwa

Mtendere Township, Zambia

Grade-three pupils Wesley Mpaka and Florence Mushimikilo wash their hands during a break at Munso School in Mtendere township, Zambia. More than 3,000 cases of cholera have been recorded in Zambia since October 2017, according to Minister of Health Chitalu Chilufya. After 70 cholera-related deaths led to the delay of the 2018 school year, schools mandated that all students wash their hands frequently.

Photo by Prudence Phiri

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Bongani Dube (left) trains Whitney Zuzvai during a class at the Panthers Taekwondo club in the central business district of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The club is preparing for a children's championship tournament on March 24.

Photo by Fortune Moyo

Rubavu District, Rwanda

Residents of Rwanda's Rubavu district participated in its first Car-Free Day on Jan. 28. The event included sports, jogging and other exercise as well as health checkups. The event aims to encourage participants in key areas of the city of Gisenyi to avoid using cars on weekends and instead to get involved in exercise or sports.

Photo by Janviere Uwimana

Mabvuku, Zimbabwe

Tatenda Seremwe (second from left) and Tonderai Goreraza (second from right) play a game they call Three Make a Line, a game they frequently play with friends on weekends in Mabvuku, a suburb of Harare, Zimbabwe. Seremwe says it is a mind game like chess and entails thinking of moves in advance. Goreraza says it keeps his mind fresh.

Photo by Gamuchirai Masiyiwa

Bugarika, Isingiro District, Uganda

On a banana plantation owned by Fred Kweyunga (not pictured) in Bugarika village in Uganda's Isingiro district, his nephews Martin Mwesigwa (center), 19, and Anthony Atuheire, 18, slaughter a goat as Kweyunga's granddaughter Clara Bateeta, 10, watches. The goat was later roasted for the family's evening meal.

Photo by Apophia Agiresaasi

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

During door-to-door visits in the Entumbane suburb of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, Juliet Rusafeti (left) explains to Jane Mlambo how to fill out a proof-of-residence form needed for the biometric voter-registration process. The biometric system, launched in the nation in September, stores a person's fingerprints and facial image on a computer for positive identification on election day. Rusafeti belongs to National Youth Development Trust, an organization working with the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission to encourage Entumbane residents to register to vote. The government extended the deadline for registration from Dec. 20 to Feb. 8.

Photo by Fortune Moyo

Nshenyi, Mbarara District, Uganda

Solomon Musiime, 17, picks mangoes in his parents' garden at the Nshenyi village, in Uganda's Mbarara district. Musiime takes the mangoes back to his home in Kampala, the capital.

Photo by Apophia Agiresaasi

Ofua Zone 2, Uganda

Nyanjime Macleans (left), 12, and Tutikel Nadine, 9, peep into their makeshift school in Rhino Camp, a refugee settlement in Ofua Zone 2, in Uganda's Arua district, to see what was written on the chalkboard before the school closed for the holidays. The two said they couldn't wait for school to reopen in February.

Photo by Edna Namara

Goma, North Kivu, DRC

A traffic robot directs vehicles at the most dangerous intersection in Goma, the capital of Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The city is testing the robot at the Instigo roundabout, where traffic volume is high, in a bid to reduce congestion and accidents. The device was engineered by Thérèse Kirongozi, a former student at the Institut Supérieur des Techniques Appliquées-Kinshasa, an institute for technical studies in the capital, Kinshasa.

Photo by Mariam Aboubakar Esperance

Kampala, Uganda

Siraje Munyagwa, 16, competes in an under-18 contest at the annual street jam skate party at the Kitintale Skate Park in Kampala, Uganda. Siraje emerged the winner in the Jan. 14 competition, which was organized by the Uganda Skateboard Union.

Photo by Patricia Lindrio

Mhondoro-Ngezi District, Zimbabwe

The Ngezi Police Band performs at a shopping center in Zimbabwe's Mhondoro-Ngezi district, after spending the day planting trees and opening a nursery. Friends of the Environment, a conservation organization, arranged this event to establish orchards at rural schools in order to boost local food security and help reforest Zimbabwe. The trees and fruits can also be sold to raise funds for the schools and community.

Photo by Kudzai Mazvarirwofa

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Bugiri, Wakiso District, Uganda

Mukono District, Uganda

Lusaka, Zambia

Gisenyi, Rubavu District, Rwanda

Harare, Zimbabwe

Kampala, Uganda

Liteta, Zambia

Wakiso District, Uganda

Gisenyi, Rubavu District, Rwanda

Congo River, DRC

Kyanja, Uganda

Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo

Harare, Zimbabwe

Mtendere Township, Zambia

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Rubavu District, Rwanda

Mabvuku, Zimbabwe

Bugarika, Isingiro District, Uganda

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Nshenyi, Mbarara District, Uganda

Ofua Zone 2, Uganda

Goma, North Kivu, DRC

Kampala, Uganda

Mhondoro-Ngezi District, Zimbabwe