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Africa's week in pictures: 9-15 February 2024

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

News imageHENRY NICHOLLS/AFP Acaye Kerunen Ayelele looks at her piece during a press preview.HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP
On Monday, Ugandan artist Acaye Kerunen Ayelele admires her piece called 2023 Raffia on show at London's Barbican in the UK.
News imageISSOUF SANOGO/AFP A model presents a creation from Ivorian stylist Lafalaise Dion.ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP
Models showcase clothing made from cowries shells by Ivorian designer Lafalaise Dion on Monday...
News imageISSOUF SANOGO/AFP A model presents a creation by Gambian designer Ismaila Jallow.ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP
These designs by Gambia's Ismaila Jallow were also on display at the event in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
News imageCEM OZDEL/GETTY IMAGES Members of the Layene Brotherhood sit and sing together, dressed in all white, in Dakar.CEM OZDEL/GETTY IMAGES
The next day in Senegal, members of the Layene Brotherhood celebrate the religious group's 144th anniversary.
News imageNIC BOTHMA/REUTERS A man and a helicopter pour water to put out a fire.NIC BOTHMA/REUTERS
Firefighters on land and in the air tackle a blaze near homes in the Kalk Bay area of Cape Town in South Africa on Monday.
News imageBERTRAND GUAY/AFP French-Cameroonian singer Yamê holds his Best Male Newcomer award.BERTRAND GUAY/AFP
French-Cameroonian singer Yamê bags Best Male Newcomer at the Victoires de la Musique awards in Paris on Friday.
News imageESA ALEXANDER/REUTERS A woman holds roses at Adderley Street Flower Market.ESA ALEXANDER/REUTERS
Cape Town's Adderley Street Flower Market does a roaring trade on Valentine's Day on Wednesday...
News imageMONICAH MWANGI/REUTERS Women at a "Dark Valentine" vigil.MONICAH MWANGI/REUTERS
Meanwhile women in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, hold a 'Dark Valentine' vigil demanding an end to femicide in the country.
News imageAHMED JALLANZO/EPA A couple hold a rose while watching the sunset on Sinkoe Beach in Monrovia, Liberia.AHMED JALLANZO/EPA
That same day, a couple share a moment on the beach in Liberia's capital, Monrovia.
News imageDEAN MOUHTAROPOLOUS/GETTY IMAGES Hugues Fabrice Zango of Burkina Faso competes in the triple jump final.DEAN MOUHTAROPOLOUS/GETTY IMAGES
Burkina Faso's Hugues Fabrice Zango competes in the triple jump at the World Indoor Tour Gold in France on Saturday.
News imageMAHMOUS ELKHWAS/GETTY IMAGES A boy with sooted hands stands at the doorway to an aluminium workshop.MAHMOUS ELKHWAS/GETTY IMAGES
This boy works at an aluminium workshop in Cairo, Egypt, on Tuesday.
News imageSULEYMAN ELCIN/GETTY IMAGES An endangered reptile is fed at WildPark in the Antalya Aquarium in Antalya. Their diet includes morio worms, Madagascar cockroaches, grasshoppers and crickets.SULEYMAN ELCIN/GETTY IMAGES
This reptile seen on Monday at a wildlife park in Turkey enjoys a special diet of Madagascar cockroaches.
News imageSIA KAMBOU/AFP Ivory Coast players, winners of the 2024 African Cup of Nations, parade in a vechile on the Alassane Ouattara bridge in Abidjan.SIA KAMBOU/AFP
Thousands of fans line the streets of Abidjan to catch a glimpse of the Ivory Coast team during their Monday victory tour after winning the Africa Cup of Nations at home.
News imageDANIEL BELOUMOU OLOMO/AFP A Nigeria supporter reacts during the Africa Cup of Nations final.DANIEL BELOUMOU OLOMO/AFP
The Ivorians stunned Nigeria 2-1 in Sunday's final...
News imageKWAME ADZAHO AMENORTOR/GETTY IMAGES Thousands of fans holding banners gather in Accra. One banner reads: "Competent people should leader the Moys".KWAME ADZAHO AMENORTOR/GETTY IMAGES
Meanwhile Ghanaian fans are demanding better from their national team after crashing out at the group stage of the tournament.
News imageMOHAMED MESSARA/EPA Oumy Diop of Senegal in action.MOHAMED MESSARA/EPA
Senegal's Oumy Diop competes in the Women's Butterfly heats at the World Aquatics Championships in Qatar on Sunday,
News imageISAAC KASAMANI/EPA An animal handler plays with a leopard turtle at the CTC Conservation Center in Butambala District, west of Kampala, in Uganda.ISAAC KASAMANI/EPA
A handler tends to leopard turtles at Uganda's Conservation Through Commercialisation centre on Saturday.
News imageKIM LUDBROOK/EPA A canoeist paddles in the early morning as the sun rises at the Emmarentia Dam.KIM LUDBROOK/EPA
And a canoeist enjoys the sunrise at Johannesburg's Emmarentia Dam on Thursday.

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