Africa’s week in pictures: 13-19 January 2024

A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.

An Algeria supporter gestures ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations group D football match between Algeria and Angola at Stade de la Paix in Bouake.IMAGE SOURCE,KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP
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Super-fans show their passion ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations match between Algeria and Angola on Monday.
Cape Verde's forward Garry Rodrigues takes off his jersey as he celebrates scoring his team's second goal.IMAGE SOURCE,FRANCK FIFE/AFP
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A day earlier, African minnows Cape Verde achieve the biggest upset of the tournament so far…
A Ghana supporter reacts during the Africa Cup of Nations group B football match between Ghana and Cape Verde.IMAGE SOURCE,FRANCK FIFE/AFP
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Beating a shocked Ghana 2-1 in the group stages.
South African comedian Trevor Noah poses in the press room with the Outstanding Talk Series award for "The Daily Show With Trevor Noah".IMAGE SOURCE,ROBYN BECK/AFP
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South African comedian Trevor Noah wins an Emmy award in Los Angeles, the US, on Monday.
Tunisia's Ons Jabeur hits a return against Ukraine's Yuliia Starodubtseva during their women's singles match on day two of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne.IMAGE SOURCE,WILLIAM WEST/AFP
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The same day, Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur takes on Yuliia Starodubtseva of Ukraine at the Australian Open.
Couples dressed in a traditional attire dance during a mass wedding called 'Yeshih Gabicha' in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.IMAGE SOURCE,AMANUEL SILESHI/AFP
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Hundreds of couple attend a mass wedding in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, called Yeshih Gabicha…
Women prepare to serve a traditional coffee during a mass wedding called 'Yeshih Gabicha'.IMAGE SOURCE,AMANUEL SILESHI/AFP
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Traditional coffee is among the refreshments at Sunday’s event…
Chefs arranges a line of cake during a mass wedding called 'Yeshih Gabicha'.IMAGE SOURCE,AMANUEL SILESHI/AFP
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As is this giant cake.
Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation CEO Janet Jobson, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu Intellectual Property Trust chairperson Mamphela Ramphele unveil an installation of a statue of Archbishop Desmond Tutu. The statue is wearing a special Palestinian-African, scarf symbolising the Archbishop's decades-long work for justice in Palestine.IMAGE SOURCE,ESA ALEXANDER/REUTERS
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A statue of the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu is unveiled in Cape Town, South Africa, on Friday.
Wildlife veterinaries and members of the capture team from the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) try to take a sedated rhino out of the water.IMAGE SOURCE,LUIS TATO/AFP
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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.
Veterinarian Aed Abu Najm treats a man's cat on 15 January 2023.IMAGE SOURCE,AHMAD HASSABALLAH/GETTY IMAGES
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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.
A Tunisian craftsman carves designs into a copper disk in the souk of the old city in Tunis, Tunisia.IMAGE SOURCE,MOHAMED MESSARA/EPA
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And on Wednesday a Tunisian craftsman engraves a metal plate – the centuries-old practice was recently added to Unesco’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List.

 

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