In Pictures: When the Queen’s Baton Relay came to Africa – Glasgow 2014

The British High Commissioner to Uganda HE Alison Blackburne and dignitaries at a sports event and reception organised by the British High Commission, to honour the Queen’s Baton, in Kampala, Uganda, on Tuesday 14 January 2014 / Glasgow 2014 OC Flickr

Ezekiel Cofie (93 years old), also known as Nii Kojo Ababio V, holds the Queen’s Baton with his daughter Zetta Cofie, in Accra, Ghana, on Sunday 5 January 2014 / Glasgow 2014 OC Flickr

The Queen’s Baton relayed through Reiger Park, Johannesburg, South Africa, on Tuesday 11 February 2014 / Glasgow 2014 OC Flickr

The Queen’s Baton visited Soweto, where it was carried by marathon runner Bongani Possa, Johannesburg, South Africa, on Monday 10 February 2014 / Glasgow 2014 OC Flickr

Two smiling girls hold the Queen’s Baton in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on Tuesday 31 December 2013 / Glasgow 2014 OC Flickr

Cameroon Triple Jump Champion Francoise Mbango whilst with the Queen’s Baton in Yaoundé Cameroon Friday 10 January 2014 / Glasgow 2014 OC Flickr

Photo Gallery – Some of the incredible images as the Queen’s Baton Relay made its way across 18 African Commonwealth nations and territories in Africa.

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