Here is a selection of images from the 16th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture.
Annual Lecture 2018 gallery
![Obama2](/imager/files/153387/obama2_c8aa542f2787f483056967fc60e98f70.jpeg)
President Barack Obama smiles.
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![NMAL16 The Stage](/imager/files/153388/the-stage_c8aa542f2787f483056967fc60e98f70.jpeg)
The stage, shortly before the 16th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture began.
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![NMAL16 Mary Robinson And Graca Machel](/imager/files/153389/Mary-Robinson-and-Graca-Machel_c8aa542f2787f483056967fc60e98f70.jpeg)
Previous Annual Lecture speaker Mary Robinson and Graça Machel embrace.
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![NMAL16 Branson And Hatang](/imager/files/153390/Branson-and-Hatang_c8aa542f2787f483056967fc60e98f70.jpeg)
Businessman Sir Richard Branson and Nelson Mandela Foundation CEO Sello Hatang.
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![NMAL16 Ramaphosa Obama And Ndebele Before The Lecture](/imager/files/153391/Ramaphosa-Obama-and-Ndebele-before-the-lecture_c8aa542f2787f483056967fc60e98f70.jpeg)
President Cyril Ramaphosa, President Barack Obama and Foundation Chairperson Professor Njabulo Ndebele.
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Graça Machel addresses the audience.
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President Barack Obama speaks, as Dr Patrice Motsepe looks on.
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Part of the crowd at the Annual Lecture.
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President Barack Obama speaks.
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President Barack Obama speaks.
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![Nmal16 De Lille Mazibuko](/imager/files/153518/NMAL16-DeLilleMazibuko_c8aa542f2787f483056967fc60e98f70.jpeg)
City of Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille, Carmen de Lille and Apolitical Academy co-founder and director Lindiwe Mazibuko.
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![Nmal16 Menell](/imager/files/153519/NMAL16-Menell_c8aa542f2787f483056967fc60e98f70.jpeg)
Retired Nelson Mandela Foundation trustee Irene Menell at the 2018 Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture.
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![Nmal16 Motsepe](/imager/files/153520/NMAL16-Motsepe_c8aa542f2787f483056967fc60e98f70.jpeg)
Businessman Patrice Motsepe, whose Motsepe Foundation partnered with the Nelson Mandela Foundation to host the 2018 Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture.
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![Nmal16 Elders](/imager/files/153521/NMAL16-Elders_c8aa542f2787f483056967fc60e98f70.jpeg)
Members of The Elders with Nelson Mandela Foundation CE Sello Hatang (second from left) and Chairman Njabulo Ndebele (far right). L-R: Former Irish President Mary Robinson; Hatang; former UN Secretary-General Kofi Anan; Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Bramini; entrepreneur and philanthropist Richard Branson and Ndebele.
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![Nmal16 Machel](/imager/files/153429/NMAL16-Machel_c8aa542f2787f483056967fc60e98f70.jpeg)
Graça Machel, speaking.
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The crowd at the Bidvest Wanderers, gathered for the 2018 Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture.
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![Nmal16 Ramaphosa Obama](/imager/files/153523/NMAL16-RamaphosaObama_c8aa542f2787f483056967fc60e98f70.jpeg)
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, First Lady Dr Tshepo Motsepe and former US President Barack Obama.
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![Nmal16 Ramos Manuel](/imager/files/153524/NMAL16-RamosManuel_c8aa542f2787f483056967fc60e98f70.jpeg)
Absa Group CEO Maria Ramos and former Finance Minister Trevor Manuel in the audience at the 2018 Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture.
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![Nmal16 Sello](/imager/files/153525/NMAL16-Sello_c8aa542f2787f483056967fc60e98f70.jpeg)
Nelson Mandela Foundation CE Sello Hatang, speaking.
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![Nmal16 Sello Obama](/imager/files/153443/NMAL16-SelloObama_c8aa542f2787f483056967fc60e98f70.jpeg)
Nelson Mandela Foundation Chairman Njabulo Ndebele and CE Sello Hatang greet former US President Barack Obama.
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