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Africa’s week in pictures: 5

11 Jul 2024

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A selection of the week’s best photos from across the African continent:

HELLE ARENSBAK/AFP A woman holds the microphone stand and looks out tot he audience. She is wearing a red, fur-trimmed outfit. The background is a Space-like blue colour. — Nigerian singer-songwriter Tems takes to the stage at Denmark’s Roskilde music festival on Saturday.

On the same day in Durban, South Africa, flamboyant fashion reigns at the races…

RAJESH JANTILAL/AFP Women wear dresses and bold hats in bright colours. Their backs are to the camera, but one of them has turned to look over her shoulder towards the camera. — On the same day in Durban, South Africa, flamboyant fashion reigns at the races…

The city hosts a yearly horse racing event that also features local designers…

RAJESH JANTILAL/AFP A woman wears denim-blue clothing in front of a blue stage set. She is smiling. — The city hosts a yearly horse racing event that also features local designers…

Many outfits this year featured a clash of colours…

ROGAN WARD/REUTERS A man and a woman wear brightly dressed clothing. — Many outfits this year featured a clash of colours…

And large headgear was de rigeur.

RAJESH JANTILAL/AFP A woman wears a large circular headpiece. The underside is a burnt orange colour. — And large headgear was de rigeur.

In the Egyptian capital, Cairo, Sufi Muslims celebrate the Islamic New Year on Sunday.

AHMAD HASABALLAH/GETTY IMAGES Men in matching white robes wrap yellow fabric around one another. — In the Egyptian capital, Cairo, Sufi Muslims celebrate the Islamic New Year on Sunday.

In the same city on Wednesday, a craftsman shapes a fez – or tarboosh – using a mould.

KHALED DESOUKI/AFP A man shapes felt over a mould to make a fez - also known as a tarboosh. — In the same city on Wednesday, a craftsman shapes a fez – or tarboosh – using a mould.

A seller of second-hand car parts sits in his workshop in Nouakchott, Mauritania, on Monday.

MICHELE CATTANI/AFP A man sits in front of Mercedes spare parts piled high in a garage. The Mercedes 190 is one of the most imported cars in Mauritania because of its easy-to-repair mechanics and its resistance to high temperatures, according to the AFP news agency. — A seller of second-hand car parts sits in his workshop in Nouakchott, Mauritania, on Monday.

On Saturday, riders charge and fire muskets at an independence day event in Algeria’s capital, Algiers.

HAMZA ZAIT/GETTY IMAGES Men holding old-fashioned rifles ride at speed in formation. They are wearing matching robes, and the the horses they are riding have matching elaborate bridles. — On Saturday, riders charge and fire muskets at an independence day event in Algeria’s capital, Algiers.

Umaro Sissoco Embalo, the president of Guinea-Bissau, inspects troops on a visit to China on Wednesday.

VINCENT THIAN/GETTY IMAGES Umaro Sissoco Embalo, the president of Guinea-Bissay, inspects troops at the Great Hall of People in Beijing. Walking next to him is China's President Xi Jinping. — Umaro Sissoco Embalo, the president of Guinea-Bissau, inspects troops on a visit to China on Wednesday.

Kenyan runner Faith Kipyegon breaks her own world record in the women’s 1,500m race at a Diamond League event in France on Sunday.

GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT/AFP Kenya's Faith Kipyegon reacts after winning and beating the world record in the women's 1500m during the "Meeting de Paris" Diamond League athletics meeting at the Charlety Stadium in Paris on July 7, 2024. Kipyegon clocked 3min 49.04sec, improving by 0.07sec her previous best set in Florence in June 2023. (Photo by Geoffroy VAN DER HASSELT / AFP — Kenyan runner Faith Kipyegon breaks her own world record in the women’s 1,500m race at a Diamond League event in France on Sunday.

The same day in Thailand, Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna competes at the World Table Tennis Star Contender Bangkok 2024.

PEERAPON BOONYAKIAT/GETTY IMAGES A man focuses intently on a table tennis ball in the air just above his head. — The same day in Thailand, Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna competes at the World Table Tennis Star Contender Bangkok 2024.

Biniam Girmay is back in the saddle on Sunday after winning stage eight of the Tour de France the previous day. The Eritrean cyclist said of an earlier stage win, “I never cry, but inside I am – I just have no words.”

TIM DE WAELE/GETTY IMAGES Biniam Girmay of Eritrea and Team Intermarche - Wanty - Green Sprint Jersey prior to the 111th Tour de France 2024, Stage 9 a 199km stage from Troyes to Troyes / #UCIWT / on July 07, 2024 in Troyes, France. (Photo by Tim de Waele/ — Biniam Girmay is back in the saddle on Sunday after winning stage eight of the Tour de France the previous day. The Eritrean cyclist said of an earlier stage win, “I never cry, but inside I am – I just have no words.”

Farmers pick prickly pears in northern Egypt on Friday.

KHALED DESOUKI/AFP A man picks prickly pear fruits from cactii. — Farmers pick prickly pears in northern Egypt on Friday.

Diane Rwigara poses for a portrait at her home in Kigali. The staunch critic of President Paul Kagame is barred from running in Monday’s election, and was imprisoned for over a year on insurrection charges before being acquitted.

GUILLEM SARTORIO/AFP A woman standing in a sombre room looks out a window. — Diane Rwigara poses for a portrait at her home in Kigali. The staunch critic of President Paul Kagame is barred from running in Monday’s election, and was imprisoned for over a year on insurrection charges before being acquitted.

And on Friday, people paddle boats on an artificial lake in the Libyan capital, Tripoli.

MAHMUD TURKIA/AFP People sit in boats in the artificial Saraya Museum Lake by the Martyrs' Square. The sun is setting behind them. — And on Friday, people paddle boats on an artificial lake in the Libyan capital, Tripoli.

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