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Africa’s week in pictures: 11

July 18, 2024 superadmin230

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

MICHAEL TRAN/AFP A young, smiling woman with cropped hair and a black outfit stands in front of a red background posing for photos. — South African actress Thuso Mbedu attends the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project party on Saturday in Hollywood, the US.

A woman walks past this mural of Nelson Mandela in Cape Town on Thursday, on what would have been the late South African president’s 106th birthday.

ESA ALEXANDER/REUTERS A woman walks past a mural depicting Nelson Mandela. — A woman walks past this mural of Nelson Mandela in Cape Town on Thursday, on what would have been the late South African president’s 106th birthday.

Seen on Wednesday, this sign in Senegal’s capital city of Dakar marks the westernmost tip of mainland Africa – which has been earmarked for construction by two US hotel chains.

JEROME FAVRE/EPA A signpost by the sea in Dakar, Senegal. — Seen on Wednesday, this sign in Senegal’s capital city of Dakar marks the westernmost tip of mainland Africa – which has been earmarked for construction by two US hotel chains.

Ahead of the presidential election in Rwanda, a man decorates this polling station in Kigali with the colours of the national flag. Paul Kagame was declared the winner with just over 99% of the vote, in a poll that rights groups have heavily criticised.

LUIS TATO/AFP a man decorates this polling station in Kigali with green, yellow and blue. — Ahead of the presidential election in Rwanda, a man decorates this polling station in Kigali with the colours of the national flag. Paul Kagame was declared the winner with just over 99% of the vote, in a poll that rights groups have heavily criticised.

On Sunday, tennis stars Kgothatso Montjane of South Africa and Japan’s Yui Kamiji of Japan win the Ladies’ Wheelchair Doubles final at Wimbledon in the UK.

DANIEL KOPATSCH/GETTY IMAGES Yui Kamiji of Japan and Kgothatso Montjane of South Africa pose with the Ladies' Wheelchair Doubles Trophy following victory against Diede de Groot of the Netherlands and Jiske Griffioen of the Netherlands in the Ladies' Wheelchair Doubles Final during day fourteen of The Championships Wimbledon 2024 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 14, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Daniel Kopatsch/Getty Images) — On Sunday, tennis stars Kgothatso Montjane of South Africa and Japan’s Yui Kamiji of Japan win the Ladies’ Wheelchair Doubles final at Wimbledon in the UK.

Swimmers dive into the sea in the Egyptian city of Alexandria on Friday.

HAZEM GOUDA/AFP Boys swim at the sea, on of them is diving in. — Swimmers dive into the sea in the Egyptian city of Alexandria on Friday.

This statue of King Tutankhamun is among ancient Egyptian artefacts on show at a museum in Beijing, China, on Wednesday.

ZHANG HENGWEI/GETTY IMAGES A statue of King Tutankhamun. — This statue of King Tutankhamun is among ancient Egyptian artefacts on show at a museum in Beijing, China, on Wednesday.

The stars of South African historical drama Queen Modjadji – Makoma Komie Mohale (L) and Masutang Resekele (R), who plays her mother – watch the season premiere in Johannesburg on Friday.

OUPA BOPAPE/GETTY IMAGES Two women smile and frown in a cinema. — The stars of South African historical drama Queen Modjadji – Makoma Komie Mohale (L) and Masutang Resekele (R), who plays her mother – watch the season premiere in Johannesburg on Friday.

Another 200 Kenyan police officers join the 200 already in post in Haiti, where they have been deployed to tackle rampant gang violence. Their mission comes at a time when the force is under scrutiny for alleged abuses and extra-judicial killings on home soil.

GUERINAULT LOUIS/GETTY IMAGES Kenyan police officers line up and march off a plane. — Another 200 Kenyan police officers join the 200 already in post in Haiti, where they have been deployed to tackle rampant gang violence. Their mission comes at a time when the force is under scrutiny for alleged abuses and extra-judicial killings on home soil.

Ghanaian UFC fighter Abdul Razak Alhassan (L) squares up to his opponent Cody Brundage at their weigh-in, in the US on Saturday.

JOSH HEDGES/AFP Opponents Abdul Razak Alhassan of Ghana and Cody Brundage face off during the UFC weigh-in at the Sheraton Downtown Denver Hotel on July 12, 2024 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) — Ghanaian UFC fighter Abdul Razak Alhassan (L) squares up to his opponent Cody Brundage at their weigh-in, in the US on Saturday.

On Friday, French-Cameroonian singer Yamê performs at the Vieilles Charrues music festival in western France.

SEBASTIEN SALOM-GOMIS/AFP French-Cameroonian musician Yame performs on stage. — On Friday, French-Cameroonian singer Yamê performs at the Vieilles Charrues music festival in western France.

On Monday in Paris, French-Ivorian actress Claudia Tagbo takes part in the Olympic torch relay.

GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT/AFP A woman holds the Olympic torch and smiles. — On Monday in Paris, French-Ivorian actress Claudia Tagbo takes part in the Olympic torch relay.

This man enjoys a ride on Lido beach, in Somalia’s capital city Mogadishu, on Saturday.

FEISAL OMAR/REUTERS A boy rides a bicycle on a beach. — This man enjoys a ride on Lido beach, in Somalia’s capital city Mogadishu, on Saturday.

And on Tuesday, cars drive down a tree-lined street in Harare, Zimbabwe.

HAKAN NURAL/GETTY IMAGES A car drives down a street that is sheltered by large and verdant trees. — And on Tuesday, cars drive down a tree-lined street in Harare, Zimbabwe.

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