Africa’s week in pictures: 13-19 January 2024
A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.
Super-fans show their passion ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations match between Algeria and Angola on Monday.
A day earlier, African minnows Cape Verde achieve the biggest upset of the tournament so far…
Beating a shocked Ghana 2-1 in the group stages.
South African comedian Trevor Noah wins an Emmy award in Los Angeles, the US, on Monday.
The same day, Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur takes on Yuliia Starodubtseva of Ukraine at the Australian Open.
Hundreds of couple attend a mass wedding in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, called Yeshih Gabicha…
Traditional coffee is among the refreshments at Sunday’s event…
As is this giant cake.
A statue of the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu is unveiled in Cape Town, South Africa, on Friday.
A sedated rhino is lifted out of the water by Kenya Wildlife Service agents on Tuesday. It is being taken from Nairobi National Park in the capital to Loisaba Conservancy in northern Kenya to boost populations there.
Aed Abu Najm, a 25-year-old Egyptian vet, has opened this clinic in Rafah where he treats the pets of Palestinians who have fled war in the Gaza Strip.
And on Wednesday a Tunisian craftsman engraves a metal plate – the centuries-old practice was recently added to Unesco’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List.
