Africa’s week in pictures: 9-15 August 2023
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A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.
![Woman smoking fish, 8 September](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/C827/production/_131093215_4691d6ba-bbbe-4330-ab08-19f538fec858.jpg)
A vendor smokes fish in Gabon’s capital, Libreville, on Friday.
![Men walking carrying spears and sheilds, 9 September.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/EF37/production/_131093216_1eb4e02c-eb66-48ca-ae0d-1dde058caaf9.jpg)
Zulu warriors arrive at the royal palace in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, on Saturday.
![Woman pouring milk on another woman and a man holds her shoulder as part of a church ritual, 10 September.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/13D57/production/_131093218_c9d039c5-e266-4344-a796-42ac6d11e592.jpg)
The following day in Johannesburg, a woman pours milk on a church devotee during a cleansing ritual.
![Group of people praying on beach, 9 September](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/2FCF/production/_131093221_e4499906-375b-431e-a3e5-aa62469b7b40.jpg)
While in Gabon, a religious group prays at the baptism of members on Saturday.
![Mini vans waiting for customers, 12 September](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/16467/production/_131093219_bc3e75ef-3b3a-4406-95c2-e8351eb26efb.jpg)
Minibus taxis, known locally as matatus, queue to transport passengers in Nairobi, Kenya on Tuesday.
![Woman getting a head injury taken care of, 8 September](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/08BF/production/_131093220_70a85b9e-889b-420f-b14a-e9347d0eec98.jpg)
On Friday, a woman in Morocco receives medical treatment after a deadly 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country…
![A cracked wall, 13 September](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/7DEF/production/_131093223_23272ef3-1fd6-4da5-b105-9173d233e5c9.jpg)
Large cracks are evident in a school wall in Morocco after the earthquake. The slogan reads: “A good education is worth more than a good inheritance.”
![Man holding a music award, 12 September](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/56DF/production/_131093222_0a4e8d16-3fc0-447b-a493-310156525d70.jpg)
Nigeria’s Rema accepts the Best Afrobeats award for Calm Down at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards on Tuesday.
![Large crowd holding sparklers, 12 September](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/A4FF/production/_131093224_17921958-e61f-413e-ae13-a79abf8fe9c7.jpg)
On Tuesday, Algerian supporters light flares during a football match against Senegal.