Caleb Weiss, an employee of the American organization The Bridgeway Foundation, prepares to leave for a flight to urge ADF (Allied Democratic Forces, an armed group originally from Uganda that pledged allegiance to ISIS in 2019 and operates in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo) fighters to surrender on May 8, 2024, at a military base in Fort Portal, eastern Uganda. US-based Bridgeway Foundation, which describes itself as the charitable arm of a Texan investment firm and says it focuses on "preventing, ending and helping communities recover from violence".
It first launched air operations in early April. (Photo by ALEXIS HUGUET / AFP)