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By 2024, ice remained on Speke, but not enough to be defined as a glacier. The three highest peaks in the Rwenzori mountains – Speke, Baker and Stanley – have been so eroded by the climate crisis that only Stanley’s glacier remains.

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Africa's last glaciers

Mount Speke topped with ice in 2012. The Rwenzori mountains are one of the world’s most remote and dramatic landscapes, thought to be the legendary Mountains of the Moon mentioned by ancient Greek geographers such as Ptolemy.

Photographs by Project Pressure

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Tamale Safalu | Marijn Fidder

Bodybuilder Tamale Safalu trains at home, Kampala, Uganda, 25 January 2024. Despite losing his leg after a motorcycle accident in 2020, Tamale remained committed to competitive bodybuilding, becoming the first disabled athlete in Uganda to compete against able-bodied athletes.

Photograph: Marijn Fidder/World Press Photo 2025

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