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Africa's week in pictures: 1-7 December 2023

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

News imageLuis Tato/AFP Dancers Pauline Okumu (C) and Natalia Como (R) hug at the backstage during the production of the 'Nutcracker', a classical ballet traditionally performed in the Christmas period, at the Kenya National Theatre in Nairobi on December 2, 2023.Luis Tato/AFP
Ballet dancers embrace one another during The Nutcracker performance at the Kenya National Theatre in Nairobi on Saturday...
News imageLuis Tato/AFP Children from different community schools in Nairobi's informal settlements watch the production of the 'Nutcracker', a classical ballet traditionally performed in the Christmas period, at the Kenya National Theatre in Nairobi on December 2, 2023.Luis Tato/AFP
In the audience children from schools in the capital's informal settlements are transfixed by the magnificent performance.
News imageAFP A man washes his horse at Yoff Beach in Dakar, Senegal on December 02, 2023.Senegalese people widely use horses and horse-drawn carriages in transportation and transport, despite rapid urbanization in the country.AFP
On the same day, a horse gets a cooling bath at Yoff Beach in Dakar, Senegal.
News imageMichele Spatari/AFP Vacationers play with inflatable donuts at a water park in Bishoftu on December 3, 2023. Just 40 kilometres outside Addis Ababa in the Oromia Region, Bishoftu is known for the number of crater lakes and its resorts, which makes it one of the premium leisure spots in the vicinity of the Ethiopian capital.Michele Spatari/AFP
In Ethiopia, vacationers were also cooling down on inflatable doughnuts at a water park on Sunday.
News imageReuters Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa walks with members of the search and rescue mission looking for the bodies of those who were killed following flash floods and landslides near the slopes of Mount Hanang in the Manyara region, in Tanzania, December 4, 2023. REUTERS/StringerReuters
On Monday, Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majliwa joins a rescue mission looking for people who were swept up in the flash floods and landslides.
News imageRoberta Ciuccio/AFP Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai delivers the 21st Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture at the Johannesburg Theatre in Johannesburg on December 5, 2023. South Africa marks the 10th anniversary of the passing of Nelson Mandela with Pakistani education activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai delivering the 21st Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture.Roberta Ciuccio/AFP
Education activist Malala Yousafzai marks the 10th anniversary of Nelson Mandela's death on Tuesday with a lecture in Johannesburg, South Africa.
News imageDeaan Vivier/Getty Images The wreath laying at the stature of Nelson Mandela during a Pro-Palestine demonstration at the Union Buildings on December 05, 2023 in Pretoria, South Africa. The march also commemorated the 10th anniversary of Nelson Mandela's death.Deaan Vivier/Getty Images
On the same day, pro-Palestinian protesters gather around the Nelson Mandela statue in Pretoria.
News imageAhmed Jallanzo/EPA Cultural dancers of the Crusaders for Peace perform during the event to mark the observance of International Human Rights Day, as part of 16 days of Day Activism against Gender-based Violence at the One UN House in Monrovia, Liberia, 06 December 2023. The Global theme for this year's event is 'Invest to prevent Violence Against Gender Women and Girls.'Ahmed Jallanzo/EPA
Dancers perform in the streets of Liberia's capital, Monrovia, to mark International Human Rights Day on Wednesday.
News image Andrew Esiebo/Getty Images Sherrie Silver Foundation youth dancers perform on stage during Move Afrika: Rwanda 2023 on December 06, 2023 in Kigali, Rwanda. Andrew Esiebo/Getty Images
In Rwanda, young dancers perform at the Move Afrika festival, which is headlined by Kendrick Lamar, on Wednesday...
News imageAndrew Esiebo/Getty Zuchu performs onstage during Move Afrika: Rwanda 2023 on December 06, 2023 in Kigali, RwandaAndrew Esiebo/Getty
Tanzanian Zuchu is also on stage thrilling the crowd in Kigali.
News imageIslam Safwat/Getty A fishing boat on the River Nile in Giza, Egypt, on Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. The International Monetary Fund said Egypt's battle against record consumer-price growth is its first focus, potentially easing pressure on authorities to imminently enact a much-anticipated currency devaluationIslam Safwat/Getty
A photgrapher spots a fishing boat on the River Nile in Egypt's capital, Cairo, on a misty Monday.

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