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Africa's week in pictures: 27 January-2 February 2023

A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent:

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News imageGetty Images Woman in skirt sitting on the bottom rung of a bunkbed in a bedroom.Getty Images
This woman poses for a photo in her bedroom in the Kenyan slum of Kibera on Sunday. It is thought that household decoration and interior design is a means to distract young people in the slums from turning to drugs and other potentially harmful activities...
News imageGetty Images Teenage boys in their bedroom with a guitar.Getty Images
Meanwhile on Friday these teenagers pose with a guitar in their bedroom in the same slum - which is the largest in Nairobi.
News imageAFP Crowd cheering in DR Congo, wearing t-shirts with the Pope's face on it.AFP
There are jubilant scenes as a crowd gathers to see Pope Francis celebrate Mass in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. On Wednesday the Pontiff held Mass in front of an audience of around one million people, according to estimates, as part of his historic trip to the country...
News imageAFP A group of priests wearing their clerical attire facing the stage. They are surrounded by crowds.AFP
Several members of the clergy are in attendance as the Pope preaches a message about forgiving your enemies. His message is delivered as DR Congo faces internal conflict in the east of the country between the army and numerous militia groups...
News imageGetty Images Woman, who looks like a steward, running in front of a crowd and the Pope Mobil.Getty Images
The Pope is staying in DR Congo for three days and will then make his way to South Sudan...
News imageReuters Young girls sitting on the ground in rows wearing white dresses.Reuters
Throngs of people are present to greet the Pope, including this group of girls dressed in white.
News imageAFP Man wearing the Senegalese Simba mask. He is wearing a bright yellow furry outfit, and has a painted faceAFP
A man is seen wearing a traditional Senegalese Simba mask at the Kankurang Festival in Janjanbureh, The Gambia. The event celebrates the unique Kankurang culture, which is an initiation rite practiced in Senegal and The Gambia...
News imageAFP Man wearing the traditional Kumpo manAFP
At the same festival, this man is wearing the traditional Kumpo mask, which is worn by the Jola people.
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A boy tries to catch a pigeon as it flies away near the Abu al-Hajjaj Mosque in Luxor, Egypt on Saturday. The remains of an ancient Roman city were discovered in the Luxor area, just a few weeks ago...
News imageGetty Images A woman with a knife cutting tomatoes in half. There are several tomatoes laid out in front of her.Getty Images
This woman is cutting up tomatoes in the same city on Monday. She is working at a tomato drying facility...
News imageGetty Images Girl giving a thumbs up next to a clothing lines. There are four other girls behind her.Getty Images
It's a thumbs up from this girl in Luxor as she poses for a photo in the Unesco heritage city on Sunday.
News imageGetty Images Dancers doing what looks like acrobatics on stage.Getty Images
This group is performing before the Fifa Club World Cup first round match, in which Al Ahly FC beat Auckland City FC 3-0 at Stade Ibn-Batouta in Tanger Med, Morocco.
News imageGetty Images David Willey in the middle of bowling. There are blue skies and clouds behind him.Getty Images
Cricket is in full session in Kimberley, South Africa, as English player David Willey bowls at the Diamond Oval on Tuesday...
News imageGetty Images Matthew McGillivray of South Africa surfing around bright blue seas and waves.Getty Images
There is more South African sport on Wednesday as Matthew McGillivray of South Africa surfs at the Billabong Pro Pipeline in Hawaii.
News imageReuters Woman sitting on the floor ironing a red fabric.Reuters
Back to the Pope's Africa visit, this woman is ironing ahead of his visit to Juba, South Sudan. It is considered by some that the African continent is where the future of Catholicism lies...
News imageAFP A man smiling widely with his arms stretched out wide. he is wearing an orange hat.AFP
This man can hardly contain his joy about the Papal visit in Kinshasa.
News imageEPA Woman teaching students on a blackboard.EPA
In Lagos, Nigeria this woman is teaching students in the Makoko neighbourhood on Friday. Makoko is built on stilts, with homes built in and around water, and was founded as a fishing village in the 19th Century.

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