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Africa's week in pictures: 18-24 August 2023

A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.

News image Hannah Peters/Getty Images Faith Kipyegon of Team Kenya reacts after winning the Women's 1500m Final during day four of the World Athletics Championships Hannah Peters/Getty Images
Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon stuns herself on Tuesday with another gold medal-winning 1500m performance at the World Athletics Championship.
News imageAleksandra Szmigiel/Reuters Netherlands' Sifan Hassan falls as Ethiopia's Gudaf Tsegay runs past her to win the women's 10,000m finalAleksandra Szmigiel/Reuters
Team Ethiopia sweeps all three medals in Saturday's dramatic 10,000m final, which saw Sifan Hassan, an Ethiopian-born Dutch runner, falling just metres before the finishing line.
News imageAlbari Rosa/AFP Forward Islam Slimani, Algeria's all-time leading scorer, signs a jersey as he is welcomed by supporters of his new football team Coritiba.Albari Rosa/AFP
And in what's proving to be an eventful week for Africa's sports stars, Algerian footballer Islam Slimani greets fans at his new club, Brazil's Coritiba.
News imageJacoline Schoonees/Reuters Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov arrives for the Brics Summit at the Waterkloof Airforce Base, South Africa.Jacoline Schoonees/Reuters
South Africa displays hospitality on Tuesday, with traditional dancers greeting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov ahead of the Brics summit in Johannesburg.
News imageAlet Pretorius/Reuters South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa bestows the Order of South Africa to China's President Xi Jinping ahead of the opening remarks of the Brics emerging economies meeting in South Africa.Alet Pretorius/Reuters
China's leader Xi Jinping also attends the summit, where he receives the Order of South Africa from President Cyril Ramaphosa.
News imageOupa Bopape/Getty Images Dancer Musa Motha performs on crutches at the Golden Buzzers Celebration at Johannesburg Theatre in South Africa.Oupa Bopape/Getty Images
Dancer Musa Motha, who had his leg amputated as a child, performs nearby in Johannesburg on Saturday.
News imageAFP Niger's reggae artist Black Mailer gestures in a music studio during the recording of an album in support of the Niger army in Niamey.AFP
On Thursday, Nigerien reggae artist Black Mailer records an album in support of Niger’s army, which remains at the country's helm following a coup.
News imageKB Mpofu/Reuters The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) officers process a voter's details during the general election, at a polling station in Luveve township in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.KB Mpofu/Reuters
Could Zimbabwe soon see a shift in power? Election officers count votes by torchlight on Wednesday.
News imageLuis Tato/AFP Young Maasai men confront a Maasai elder as part of the ceremonial activities during the Eunoto ceremony in a remote area near Kilgoris, Kenya.Luis Tato/AFP
Young Masaai men in Kenya close in on an elder as part of Friday's activities as part of the Eunoto ceremony marking a transition into adulthood.
News imageAlberto Pizzoli/AFP Pope Francis is greeted by people from Burkina Faso during his weekly general audience at Paul VI hall in the Vatican.Alberto Pizzoli/AFP
Catholics from Burkina Faso clamour around the Pope in Vatican City on Wednesday.
News imageRoger Anis/Getty Images During the Virgin Mary Festival in Dronka, Coptic Christians show crosses tattooed on their wrists.Roger Anis/Getty Images
Coptic Christians at the Virgin Mary Festival in Dronka, Egypt, profess their faith with tattoos.
News imageBBC Two girls in Tigray, Ethiopia celebrate the Ashenda festival.BBC
A couple of days later, Ethiopians in Tigray honour the Virgin Mary’s ascension to heaven with the annual Ashenda festival...
News imageYanick Folly/Getty Images Children are seen riding a rowboat at Lake Nokoue in Ganvie Village of Cotonou, Benin.Yanick Folly/Getty Images
...while youngsters navigate a rowboat through a village near the city of Cotonou in Benin on Tuesday.

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