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Africa’s week in pictures: 20


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

 Emmanuel Adegboye / EPA A fire breather performs during a slum party in Oworonshoki district of Lagos, Nigeria, 24 September, 2024 Emmanuel Adegboye / EPA

A fire breather wows people at an arts festival on Monday in the Oworonshoki district of Nigeria’s commercial hub, Lagos.

 Jalal Morchidi / EPA A young Amazigh groom and bride waiting for their marriage to be registered, 21 September 2024. Jalal Morchidi / EPA

A bride and groom get ready for their wedding in the High Atlas Mountains as Morocco’s Amazigh people celebrate “engagement season” on Saturday.

Ben Ibrahim / Getty A young female demonstrator with her face covered by a bandanna raises her arm as others wave the national flag of Tunisia during a demonstration on September 22, 2024Ben Ibrahim / Getty

Tunisians turn out in large numbers in the capital, Tunis, on Sunday to protest against a proposed amendment to the electoral law that aims to end the administrative court’s ability to rule on election disputes.

 Francis Kokoroko / Reuters Protesters begin a three-day demonstration against illegal mining and what organizers say is bad governance in Accra, Ghana September 21, 2024 Francis Kokoroko / Reuters
Zohra Bensemra / Reuters People watch a soccer game between two teams from the neighborhood in Toubab Dialaw on the outskirts of Dakar, Senegal, September 25, 2024Zohra Bensemra / Reuters

Men use any vantage point on Wednesday to watch a fiercely fought local football match between two teams from Toubab Dialaw, near Senegal’s capital, Dakar.

 Mohamed Abd El Ghany / Reuters Students attend a class on the first day of the academic year at Orman school, in Cairo, Egypt, September 22, 2024. Mohamed Abd El Ghany / Reuters

It’s eyes down on Sunday for the first day of Egypt’s academic year at Orman school in the capital, Cairo…

Billel Bensalem / AFP A clown performs in front of pupils in a classroom in Algeria September 22, 2024Billel Bensalem / AFP

…on the same day schools open in Algeria with a clown trying his best to put pupils at their ease in a classroom in the capital, Algiers.

Rajesh Jantilal / AFP A traditional Isicathamiya group performs a traditional song and dance on stage at the Natal Playhouse Theatre in Durban, on September 21, 2024.Rajesh Jantilal / AFP

An Isicathamiya group, which sings in the traditional Zulu acapella style, takes part in Saturday’s annual festival that celebrates the music in South Africa’s coastal city of Durban.

Glody Murhabazi / AFP A man plays a drum during an impromptu service in the streets of Kamituga, in South Kivu in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on September 20, 2024. Glody Murhabazi / AFP

A drummer plays along at an impromptu church service on the streets of Kamituga, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on Friday.

Gerald Anderson / Getty Images Kenyans collect rubbish waste during a clean-up campaign on September 20, 2024.Gerald Anderson / Getty Images

Friday sees people across the continent take part in World Cleanup Day, including in the Kenyan city of Nakuru, where volunteers are helping rid the streets of rubbish.

Alfredo Zuniga / AFP Military members parade during the demonstration of the special defence forces in Maputo on September 25, 2024Alfredo Zuniga / AFP

A military band leader stands out among the camouflaged soldiers as Mozambique marks Wednesday’s armed forces day.

 Monicah Mwangi / Reuters Kenya Red Cross workers arrange coffins before a memorial service in Kenya, September 26, 2024 Monicah Mwangi / Reuters
Wikus de Wet / AFP A photo shows a snowman on a snow covered sports field in Warden, Free State province, South Africa, on September 21, 2024.Wikus de Wet / AFP

Heavy snowfall in South Africa’s Free State province causes disruption and excitement on Saturday with some taking advantage of the weather to build a rare snowman.

Olympia de Maismont / AFP This aerial photograph shows the Obalende bus terminus in Lagos on September 24, 2024.Olympia de Maismont / AFP

A drone above Lagos’s Obalende bus terminus captures the scene as the vehicles wait for the passengers to board on Tuesday.

From the BBC in Africa this week:

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