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Africa's week in pictures: 14-20 July 2023

A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week:

News imageIssouf Sanogo/AFP Young woman looking at a piece of art.Issouf Sanogo/AFP
An art exhibition is taking place in the Ivorian city of Abidjan on Monday...
News imageIssouf Sanogo/ AFP Man in stilts wearing Ivorian flag colours and a green wig.Issouf Sanogo/ AFP
This group performs outside the same venue, the Convention Centre of Abidjan.
News imageGerald Anderson/Getty Images Animated protesters. There is smoke in the photo and someone in the middle with what looks like a cooking pot on their head.Gerald Anderson/Getty Images
These protesters in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, are fired up as people take to the streets to demonstrate against tax hikes on Wednesday...
News imageLuis Tato/Getty Images Man sitting down calmly in front of a burning car.Luis Tato/Getty Images
His surroundings may be on fire, but this man is unbothered, as he takes a seat next to a burning car during the same protests, called by opposition leader Raila Odinga...
News imageDonwilson Odhiambo/Getty Images Man running with smoke from teargas surrounding him.Donwilson Odhiambo/Getty Images
However, not all the protesters are so calm. This man is running away after tear gas is fired at him. At least six people reportedly died in Wednesday's protests.
News imageOupa Bopape/Getty Images Floyd Mayweather at a black tie event surrounded by other sportsmenOupa Bopape/Getty Images
It's a star-studded group in Sandton, South Africa, at a banquet dinner for American boxer Floyd Mayweather on Saturday. The sportsman also visited Zimbabwe on his trip to the continent.
News imageLucas Ledwaba/AFP Man with a painted face blowing on a whistleLucas Ledwaba/AFP
Elsewhere in South Africa, these people welcome back young men and women from an initiation ceremony in Elim on Saturday...
News imageLucas Ledwaba/AFP Initiates wearing traditional clothingLucas Ledwaba/AFP
These initiates arrive wearing red and with symbolic sweets in their hands. Around 68,000 young people took part in the ceremony in Limpopo Province...
News imageAlan van Gysen/Getty Images Stephanie Gilmore walking with her surf board near a rainbow.Alan van Gysen/Getty Images
A double rainbow greets surfing champion Stephanie Gilmore in South Africa's Eastern Cape as she takes part in the Corona Open J-Bay event on Wednesday.
News imageGetty Images Nigerian man getting his eyes checked by a doctorGetty Images
A doctor examines a patient's eyes in the Nigerian capital, Abuja on Tuesday.
News imageMohamed Elshahed/Getty Images A man in a shop full of Egyptian handicraft.Mohamed Elshahed/Getty Images
In the Egyptian city of Luxor this seller is holding up a piece of handicraft on Sunday. The ancient city is home to great archaeological sites like the Luxor Temple and ancient tombs.
News imageKhaled Desouki/AFP A boy diving into the River NileKhaled Desouki/AFP
While this boy takes a dive into the River Nile on the outskirts of Cairo on Wednesday to cool off from the scorching heat. The North Africa region is current going through a heatwave, with record temperatures.
News imageMondadori Portfolio/Getty Images Nadine Barsoum of Egypt performing in the water.Mondadori Portfolio/Getty Images
There is more water sport in Japan as Egypt's Nadine Barsoum takes part in the Solo Tech Women Preliminary event at the 20th World Aquatics Championships on Friday...
News imageQuinn Rooney/Getty Images Team Egypt doing acrobatics.Quinn Rooney/Getty Images
At the same championships these members of Team Egypt take part in the Artistic Swimming Team Acrobatic Final on Monday, eventually won by China.
News imageKim Ludbrook/EPA Veronica Louwe doing her hair in the mirror backstageKim Ludbrook/EPA
Dancer Veronica Louwe gets ready backstage at a rehearsal for the Swan Lake Ballet in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
News imageHannah Mckay/Reuters Michelle Alozie smiling, whilst holding up her phone in the football stadium.Hannah Mckay/Reuters
On Thursday Nigerian football player Michelle Alozie visits the Rectangular Stadium in Australia as the Women's World Cup kicks off. Nigeria will play Canada on Friday.

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