A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week.
Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionSomali women sing in the capital, Mogadishu, on Thursday in celebration of Mohamed Abdullahi “Farmajo” Mohamed’s election as president….Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionMPs voted for him under tight security at an aircraft hangar in the city the day before… here Mogadishu residents hitch a ride on a police car to celebrate.Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionCameroon’s Indomitable Lions became the African football champions on Sunday. These passionate fans were actually pictured before the match against Egypt at the stadium in Gabon’s capital, Libreville…Image copyrightAFPImage captionMalian singer Rokia Traore was one of several West African stars to perform at the closing ceremony of the Africa Cup of Nations the day before.Image copyrightAPImage captionOn the same day in the South African city of Johannesburg, a groundsman sprays bees with a fire extinguisher after they swarmed on to a cricket pitch, delaying a match between South Africa and Sri Lanka – which may have unnerved the visitors as the Proteas went on to win.Image copyrightEPAImage captionA worker sorts through kola nuts in the Ivorian city of Anyama on Tuesday. Ivory Coast is the world’s second-largest kola nut producer. Rich in caffeine, the bitter-tasting nut is chewed throughout West Africa.Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionA “one-man riot squad” tricyclist in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, makes his way to a rally in support of President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday – the day the president asked parliament to extend his medical leave in the UK.Image copyrightAPImage captionThe next day, Kenya’s Sabrina Simader speeds down a slope at the Alpine Ski World Championships in the Swiss resort of St Moritz.Image copyrightEPAImage captionAlso on Tuesday, a girl in the Kenyan slum of Kibera looks after a shoe stall as students walk past along a nearby railway track.Image copyrightAFPImage captionGirls sit in a classroom at a camp for those who have fled their homes during the conflict in Sudan’s western region of Darfur on Wednesday…Image copyrightAFPImage captionOn the same day, Pope Francis holds up an icon of Sudanese saint Josephine Bakhita in the Vatican to mark her feast day and remember victims of human trafficking. Bakhita was born in Darfur in about 1869 and abducted by slave traders as a child. She later became a nun in Italy working there for more than 40 years.Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionAlso on Wednesday, a guard of honour salutes Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi as he met Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni in Rome.Image copyrightEPAImage captionTwo days earlier, Tunisian Republican Guard members prepare to perform at an event in the capital, Tunis, to mark the fourth anniversary of the assassination of opposition politician Chokri Belaid.Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionSouth Africa’s President Jacob Zuma looks like he knows what’s ahead of him as arrives to a guard of honour ahead of his state of the nation address in parliament on Thursday…Image copyrightEPAImage captionSoldiers were deployed for the event… here military spotters look out from the top of parliament buildings in Cape Town…Image copyrightEPAImage captionThe ceremonial opening of South Africa’s parliament is a time for those attending to dress up…Image copyrightAFPImage captionInside, a brawl broke out as Mr Zuma tried to speak… outside police scuffled with the crowds, firing several stun grenades to keep rival party supporters apart.Image copyrightEPAImage captionThe president might have preferred to be with these paddlers, training on Thursday morning near Johannesburg for the Dusi Canoe Marathon – the continent’s biggest canoeing race, which begins next week.Image copyrightSAMMY AWAMI/BBCImage captionAnd if you’re in Zanzibar over the weekend, you can look forward to the Sauti za Busara festival, where artists from across Africa will be performing in Stone Town – some seen tottering on stilts here on Thursday.
Image copyrightREUTERS
Image copyrightREUTERS
Image copyrightREUTERS
Image copyrightAFP
Image copyrightAP
Image copyrightEPA
Image copyrightREUTERS
Image copyrightAP
Image copyrightEPA
Image copyrightAFP
Image copyrightAFP
Image copyrightREUTERS
Image copyrightEPA
Image copyrightREUTERS
Image copyrightEPA
Image copyrightEPA
Image copyrightAFP
Image copyrightEPA
Image copyrightSAMMY AWAMI/BBC
