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| Africa's week in pictures: 12-18 April 2024 | Africa's week in pictures: 12-18 April 2024 |
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| A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond: | A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond: |
| Art lovers take in these works by Kenyan artist Thandiwe Muriu during Milano Art Week in Italy on Friday... | Art lovers take in these works by Kenyan artist Thandiwe Muriu during Milano Art Week in Italy on Friday... |
| Italian-Nigerian swimmer Sara Curtis, 17, poses on Tuesday as she prepares for the 2024 Olympics. | Italian-Nigerian swimmer Sara Curtis, 17, poses on Tuesday as she prepares for the 2024 Olympics. |
| Kenyan skateboarders take part in the Amps & Ramps contest in Nairobi on Saturday. | Kenyan skateboarders take part in the Amps & Ramps contest in Nairobi on Saturday. |
| On the same day, people of African descent take part in the Congo dance at a festival in the Central American nation of Panama. | On the same day, people of African descent take part in the Congo dance at a festival in the Central American nation of Panama. |
| On Tuesday, Ethiopians in the ancient city of Harar celebrate the Shuwalid Festival which follows Ramadan each year. | On Tuesday, Ethiopians in the ancient city of Harar celebrate the Shuwalid Festival which follows Ramadan each year. |
| The King of Pop graces this bus in Ivory Coast's main city, Abidjan, on Friday. Michael Jackson was also crowned the king of a village during a visit to the country in 1992. | The King of Pop graces this bus in Ivory Coast's main city, Abidjan, on Friday. Michael Jackson was also crowned the king of a village during a visit to the country in 1992. |
| Deaf and mute dancers from Burkina Faso's Fientan group take to the stage at the African Entertainment Arts Market in Ivory Coast on Wednesday... | Deaf and mute dancers from Burkina Faso's Fientan group take to the stage at the African Entertainment Arts Market in Ivory Coast on Wednesday... |
| Also performing are the Danseincolor troupe from Congo-Brazzaville. | Also performing are the Danseincolor troupe from Congo-Brazzaville. |
| Craftsmen dye animal skins at this tannery in Fez, northern Morocco, on Wednesday. | Craftsmen dye animal skins at this tannery in Fez, northern Morocco, on Wednesday. |
| South African surfers are shrouded in morning mists on Muizenberg beach on Thursday. | South African surfers are shrouded in morning mists on Muizenberg beach on Thursday. |
| A Dipri festival-goer holds a blade to his tongue on Saturday. Acts like these are part of a community ceremony in south-eastern Ivory Coast of honouring sacrifices made by an ancestor who saved them from hunger. | A Dipri festival-goer holds a blade to his tongue on Saturday. Acts like these are part of a community ceremony in south-eastern Ivory Coast of honouring sacrifices made by an ancestor who saved them from hunger. |
| In Egypt on Monday, a Sudanese man gets his hair cut in a Cairo barbershop. Almost half a million Sudanese refugees have crossed into Egypt since war broke out in their home country a year ago. | |
| Days earlier, handmade items hang next to a wall on Senegal's famous clamshell island, officially called Fadiouth Island. | Days earlier, handmade items hang next to a wall on Senegal's famous clamshell island, officially called Fadiouth Island. |
| On Saturday in Cameroon, royals and a guardian surround the Bamoun throne... | On Saturday in Cameroon, royals and a guardian surround the Bamoun throne... |
| And ceremonial gunfire kicks off the official opening of the new Bamoun Kings Museum in the city of Foumban. | And ceremonial gunfire kicks off the official opening of the new Bamoun Kings Museum in the city of Foumban. |
| Images subject to copyright | Images subject to copyright |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Photography | Photography |
| Africa | Africa |
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