Photos of the Day: Weapons and Skyscrapers

Abidjan, Ivory coast

Dana Mroueh uses an environmentally friendly pedal powered machine to grind beans at her chocolate factory in Abidjan.

Photograph: Sia Kambou/AFP/Getty Images

 

Surabaya, Indonesia

A seized leopard cub sits in a cage at a press conference in front of people arrested for smuggling. Authorities discovered dozens of exotic animals, including five Komodo dragons due to be sold on Facebook. The country has begun to clamp down on the illegal wildlife trade

Photograph: Juni Kriswanto/AFP/Getty Images

 

Beira, Mozambique

A child stands near pools of stagnant water in the aftermath of Cyclone Idai

Photograph: Mike Hutchings/Reuters