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Africa's week in pictures: 22-28 March 2019

A selection of photos from across Africa and Africans elsewhere this week

News imageAFP Women wait in a line to receive relief supplies in Estaquinha, Mozambique, on March 26, 2019.AFP
People across southern Africa are still recovering from Cyclone Idai. These women in Mozambique wait calmly for relief supplies on Tuesday
News imageGetty Images Girls collect artificial flowers from the rubble of a building destroyed by the cyclone Idai at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Beira, Mozambique, on March 24, 2019.Getty Images
Meanwhile, 80km away, in Beira, girls collect artificial flowers from the rubble on Sunday
News imageGetty Images Children climb on a coconut tree damaged by the winds of cyclone Idai in Beira, Mozambique, on March 27, 2019.Getty Images
In the same town - where the cyclone originally made landfall - children decide to make the most of the destruction on Wednesday
News imageAFP Peter Mokaya Tabichi (top), is welcomed by his students on March 27, 2019 upon arrival at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta Airport from Dubai.AFP
Over in Kenya, students give their teacher a hero's welcome in Nairobi's airport on Wednesday after he won a global teacher's prize of $1m (£760,000)
News imageAFP A Zimbabwe Warriors's supporter holds a flag aduring their 2019 African Cup of Nations group G qualifying football match between Zimbabwe and Congo Brazzaville at the National Sports stadium in Harare, on March 24, 2019.AFP
On Sunday, a Zimbabwean football fan cheers on his national team as they win 2-0 against Congo-Brazzaville in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers
News imageReuters An Ethiopian army veteran dances during the welcoming ceremony in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 23, 2019.Reuters
On Saturday, an Ethiopian veteran dances during a welcoming ceremony for two locks of hair belonging to Emperor Tewodros II which Britain's National Army Museum returned to the country
News imageAFP A man checks the voters lists ahead on March 24, 2019 in Moroni.AFP
The following day, a voter checks the electoral list for the presidential election in the Comoros islands
News imageGetty Images Algerians take part in a demonstration against ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on March 22, 2019, in the capital Algiers.Getty Images
The streets of Algeria's capital Algiers are full to bursting on Friday as protestors demand the immediate resignation of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika
News imageEPA Algerians protest against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika in Algiers, Algeria, 25 March 2019.EPA
Algerians were still protesting on Monday against their president who has rarely been seen since he had a stroke in 2013

Pictures from AFP, Getty Images and Gallo Images