Africa in pictures: 8-14 April 2016

A selection of photos from across the African continent this week:

A mural painted on the walls of houses in Zaraeeb, created by French-Tunisian artist El Seed, is pictured in the shanty area known also as Zabaleen or "Garbage City" on the Mokattam Hills in eastern Cairo, Egypt, (photo release: 14 April 2016)Reuters

A mural painted on the walls of houses in a poor area of Egypt's capital, Cairo, is seen in this photo released on Thursday.

Egypt's Zamalek fan in Cairo on 9 April 2016Reuters

This young football fan finds himself on the winning side on Saturday as Egypt's Zamalek beat Algeria's Mouloudia Olympique Bejaia 2-0 in their African Champions League football encounter in Cairo.

Ajaccio's Congolese forward John Tshibumbu (L) vies with Angers' French midfielder Thomas Mangani during the French L1 football match between Angers and Ajaccio on April 9, 2016 at the Jean Bouin stadium in Angers, western FranceAFP

While in France on the same day, Ajaccio's Congolese forward John Tshibumbu vies with Angers' French midfielder Thomas Mangan in their goalless match in the French Ligue 1.

A Libyan motorcyclists performs a stoppie, or a front wheelie, in the capital Tripoli on 8 April 2016AFP

Amidst the conflict in Libya's capital, Tripoli, a motorcyclist entertains a crowd on Friday by performing a "stoppie" - the lifting of the back wheel and riding only on the front wheel

A wildlife ranger stand guard as local tourists (not visible), visit to see the Ewaso Nyiro river, during an early morning game drive through the Shaba National Reserve which is a protected area, in Isiolo, northern part of Kenya, 10 April 2016. The Government of Kenya, through its Ministry of Tourism, has created a project called "Tembea Tujenge Kenya" which is a Swahili name meaning (Walk We Build Kenya), as a way to reduce its dependency on foreign tourists by promoting Kenyan tourism and encouraging people living in Kenya, East and West Africa to sample the local eco, cultural, sports and conference tourist destinations in Kenya.EPA

In northern Kenya on Sunday, a wildlife ranger stands guard at a river in the Shaba National Reserve...

A wildlife ranger (bottom R), stands guard as local tourists (L), climb one of the cliffs that form the banks of Ewaso Nyiro river, during their visit to see the river as part of an early morning game drive through the Shaba National Reserve which is a protected area, in Isiolo, northern part of Kenya, 10 April 2016AFP

The government has launched an initiative to promote tourism among locals as many foreigners stay away because of fears of attacks by militant Islamists.

Members of the sect of Legio Maria (Latin for Legion of Mary) attend the funeral service for one of the sects founders, Cardenal Wilson Oweno Obimos, in the western Kenya town of Kisumu, on 9 April 2016AFP

On the same day in Kenya's western town of Kisumu town, members of the Legion of Mary church attend a funeral of one of its founders, Cardinal Wilson Oweno Obimos...

Cardinals of the sect of Legio Maria (Latin for Legion of Mary) attend the funeral service for one of the sects founders, Cardenal Wilson Oweno Obimos, led by Legio Marias own Pope, Raphael Titus (unseen), in the western Kenya town of Kisumu - 9 April 2016AFP

Cardinals were also present the funeral. The religious movement, started by Roman Catholics Luos in the 1960s, worships a black messiah, believing its founder, Simeo Ondeto, was Jesus Christ reincarnated.

Supporters of the opposition party Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) march to join a protest against poverty and corruption, in Harare, Zimbabwe, 14 April 2016EPA

While in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, on Thursday, these Christians head towards a march organised by the opposition to protest against the dire economic situation in a country.

One and a half year old Tishe Mlambo plays whilst his mother, 23-year-old bicycle mechanic Rumbidzai Mlambo, repairs a puncture on a bicycle in a converted shipping container workshop that is the Bicycling Empowerment Network (BEN) centre in Masiphumelele, Cape Town, South Africa, 11 April 2011EPA

In South Africa's Cape Town city on Monday, a mother works as bicycle mechanic in a converted shipping container workshop as part of an initiative aimed at curbing high levels of unemployment and poverty.

Ethiopian women chat after receiving aid distributed under a European Union (EU) funded project, in the Shinile Zone of Ethiopia Friday, April 8, 2016, near the border with Somalia.AP

These women in Ethiopia's Somali region are in jovial mood on Friday after receiving food. Ethiopia has been hit by a severe drought, blamed on the el Nino weather phenomenon.

Herdsmen feed sheep affected by the El Nino-related drought water at a temporary shelter in Marodijeex town of southern Hargeysa, in northern Somalia's semi-autonomous Somaliland region in photo released on 8 April 2016Reuters

While herdsmen feed sheep in the breakaway republic of Somaliland on the same day. The drought has led to some people losing their livestock, raising fears that hunger and poverty could worsen.

In this April 7, 2016 photo made available to the Associated Press Monday April 11, 2016, by Aware Trust, an X-ray pictures show a bullet lodged in eight-year old Rhino named Ntombi after being shot by poachers in Matopos National Park, Zimbabwe. Surgeons were forced to euthanize Ntonbi after medical investigations revealed poachers had shot the rhino with bullets lodged deep in 3 legs and she could no longer support herselfAP

In this photo released on Monday, X-ray pictures show a bullet lodged in an eight-year-old rhino shot by poachers in Zimbabwe. Surgeons were forced to euthanise the animal as there was no prospect of recovery.

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