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Africa's week in pictures: 22-28 September 2023

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

News imageSeyllou/AFP Swimmers in a race between Dakar and the former slave island of Gorée in Senegal - Sunday 24 September 2023Seyllou/AFP
Swimmers take part in a 5km (3 mile) race between Senegal's capital, Dakar, and the former slave island of Gorée on Sunday.
News imageMiguel Medina/AFP Guinean performer Iya Traore with a ball up a lamp post in Montmartre in Paris, France - Friday 22 September 2023Miguel Medina/AFP
A performer from Guinea shows off his balancing skills on Friday on the streets of Montmartre in the French capital, Paris.
News imageShaun Botterill/Getty Images A South African rugby fan at Stade de France in Paris, France - Saturday 23 September 2023Shaun Botterill/Getty Images
The next day at Paris's Stade de France, a South African rugby fan awaits the start of a World Cup game with the Springboks taking on Ireland.
News imageTiksa Negeri/Reuters Members of the Ethiopian Orthodox choir - one with a drum - perform during the Meskel festival celebration in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Wednesday 28 September 2023Tiksa Negeri/Reuters
A drummer in a choir takes part in Orthodox Christian celebrations in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, to mark Meskel...
News imageAmanuel Sileshi/AFP Orthodox deacons talk during the celebrations of the Orthodox holiday of Meskel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Wednesday 27 September 2023Amanuel Sileshi/AFP
According to Orthodox tradition, the national holiday marks the finding in the 4th Century of the cross that Jesus was crucified on…
News imageAmanuel Sileshi/AFP A deacon in front of a Meskel bonfire in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Wednesday 27 September 2023Amanuel Sileshi/AFP
The celebrations culminate in the lighting of a giant bonfire - and much is read into the way the wood falls as it burns: to the east is a good sign; to the west is a bad omen.
News imageEPA A man walks at damaged in the earthquake, Tamazirt village, Marrakesh, Morocco, 22 September 2023.EPA
On Friday, a man walks through a palace in the Moroccan village of Tamazirt that was damaged in the earthquake earlier this month.
News imageNic Bothma/Reuters A storm swell breaks over Kalk Bay harbour during severe weather in Cape Town, South Africa - Monday 25 September 2023Nic Bothma/Reuters
A storm swell breaks over a harbour in South Africa's coastal city of Cape Town on Monday as heavy rain and winds hit the country.
News imageRajesh Jantilal/AFP Members of a traditional isicathamiya group outside the Natal Playhouse Theatre in Durban, South Africa - Friday 23 September 2023Rajesh Jantilal/AFP
Members of a South African male voice choir, known as an isicathamiya group, prepare for their performance in a theatre in Durban on Friday…
News imageRogan Ward/Reuters A shot showing the shoes of a group performing on stage during the annual Isicathamiya Competition held in Durban, South Africa - Friday 23 September 2023Rogan Ward/Reuters
They are competing with other groups to be crowned isicathamiya champions. Their harmonised singing style has its roots in the Zulu community.
News imageMarco Longari/AFP Supporters of an opposition parliamentary candidate dance in Siphofaneni, Eswatini - Wednesday 27 September 2023Marco Longari/AFP
Supporters of an opposition parliamentary candidate in Eswatini, one of the world's last remaining absolute monarchies, dance during a gathering on Wednesday in Siphofaneni…
News imageMarco Longari/AFP Opposition parliamentary candidate Nomalungelo Simelane in Siphofafeni, Eswatini - Wednesday 27 September 2023Marco Longari/AFP
The rally is for Nomalungelo Simelane, pictured here ahead of Friday's vote. Political parties are banned in the kingdom, but she is one of the few candidates calling for democracy.
News imageLuis Tato/AFP Polo fans gets ready to watch a match the Nairobi Polo Club in Nairobi, Kenya - Sunday 24 September 2023Luis Tato/AFP
Spectators gather at a polo club in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, before a match on Sunday...
News imageLuis Tato/AFP Stablemen and polo grooms spectate a match during the Casino Cup at the Nairobi Polo Club in Nairobi , Kenya - Saturday 23 September 2023Luis Tato/AFP
The Nairobi Polo Club is hosting the Casino Cup - a three-day tournament that has stable hands and grooms engrossed...
News imageLuis Tato/AFP Polo players compete for the ball during the Casino Cup at the Nairobi Polo Club in Nairobi on September 24, 2023Luis Tato/AFP
It is the oldest polo club in East Africa and several prominent tournaments are held there every year.
News imageYassine Gaidi/Getty Images Muslims on a wall for Mawlid al-Nabawi at a mosque Kairouan, Tunisia - Tuesday 26 September 2023Yassine Gaidi/Getty Images
On Tuesday evening, people in the Tunisian city of Kairouan gather at a mosque to mark the birth of Prophet Muhammad, an event known as Mawlid al-Nabawi...
News imageAmr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters A man and his son with headbands in Arabic reading: "Prophet my love" in Cairo, Egypt - Wednesday 27 September 2023Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters
The next day, Sufi Muslims in Egypt's capital, Cairo, celebrate too - this man and his son wear headbands reading: "Prophet my love".
News imageFrancis Kokoroko/Reuters A protester doing a press-up in front of police in Accra, Ghana - Saturday 23 September 2023Francis Kokoroko/Reuters
Ghanaians gather on Saturday for a third day of anti-government protests in the capital, Accra, which the police had sought to ban….
News imageFrancis Kokoroko/Reuters A demonstrator displays a placard anti-government protests in Accra, Ghana - Saturday 23 September 2023Francis Kokoroko/Reuters
The demonstration is about the high cost of living and alleged mismanagement of the economy by the government.
News imageJames Wakibia/Getty Images A man with condoms in Nakuru, Kenya - Tuesday 26 September 2023James Wakibia/Getty Images
A volunteer hands out condoms in the Kenyan town of Nakuru on Tuesday - World Contraception Day.
News imageGerald Anderson/Getty Images A man in a car at the Africa Concours d'Elegance event at Nairobi racecourse, Kenya - Sunday 24 September 2023Gerald Anderson/Getty Images
And a man poses in his car on Sunday during a vintage and classic car contest at Kenya's Nairobi racecourse, which has entrants from across the continent.

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