Africa’s week in pictures: 11-17 February 2023

A selection of the week’s best photos from across the continent and beyond:


Known for their love of stylish dressing, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s sapeurs parade in the capital, Kinshasa, on Friday…

They gather at a cemetery to commemorate the 18th anniversary of the death of one of their icons, pop star Stervos Niarcos…

The sapeurs belong to the Society of Ambience-Makers and Elegant People (Sape)…

And they are making sure that their taste for high fashion is being passed on to the next generation.

While on Valentine’s Day, Kenyan socialite Shariffa Wambui stages her own performance in the Kibera slum in the capital, Nairobi.

On the same day, these Egyptians celebrate the birthday of Prophet Muhammad’s granddaughter Zeinab outside a mosque in the capital, Cairo.

On Monday, mourners pray during a send-off for murdered South African rapper AKA in the coastal city of Durban.

While the mood is celebratory in Cape Town on Friday, as this young woman takes part in the opening ceremony for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup match between South Africa and Sri Lanka.

The next day, Kenya’s Sabrina Simader is in action at the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup in France.

With Mozambique hit by heavy rains, people are evacuated from flooded areas on Saturday – some were stranded on islands or the rooftops of homes.

While this young man in Ethiopia’s Somali region parks his donkey in a river to fill a drum with water.