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Africa’s week in pictures: 13

By King JajaJune 20, 2025No Comments0 Views

Africa’s week in pictures: 13

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

On Wednesday, women harvest seaweed on the shores of Zanzibar.

NESE ARI/ ANADOLU / GETTY IMAGES A woman stands on the beach in Zanzibar holding a bunch of seaweed in her hand. In the distance not far away there is a small sailing boat. — On Wednesday, women harvest seaweed on the shores of Zanzibar.

These boys watch a biking contest in South Africa’s Alabama township on Saturday…

Per-Anders Pettersson / Getty Images Riders wait for a best bike look contest during a bicycle gathering and competition on June 14, 2025 in Alabama, a township outside Klerksdorp, South Africa. — These boys watch a biking contest in South Africa’s Alabama township on Saturday…

SIYABONGA SOKHELA / GALLO IMAGES / GETTY IMAGES A woman dressed in red stands on stand with her arms in the air.

Beninese great Angelique Kidjo is joined on stage by Brazilian singer Flavia Coelho at a concert in southern France on Sunday.

PAT BATARD / HANS LUCAS / AFP / GETTY IMAGES Two women clap their hands and dance on stage facing the audience. — Beninese great Angelique Kidjo is joined on stage by Brazilian singer Flavia Coelho at a concert in southern France on Sunday.

Strong winds help spread forest fires in Cape Town, South Africa, on Sunday.

BRENTON GEACH / GALLO IMAGES/ GETTY IMAGES Firefighters look on as a fire blazes above the roadside. They have lorries and hose pipes which they are readying for use. — Strong winds help spread forest fires in Cape Town, South Africa, on Sunday.

THOMAS MUKOYA / REUTERS A man shields his face and runs away from a tear gas canister.

Fans of top Egyptian football club Al-Ahly put on a brave face as their side lose 2-0 to Palmeiras of Brazil, in the Fifa Club World Cup on Thursday. Bad weather stopped play for 40 minutes at one point.

ANGELA WEISS / AFP / GETTY IMAGES A man wearing a fancy dress, pharaoh-style hat smiles and talks on the phone during the match. — Fans of top Egyptian football club Al-Ahly put on a brave face as their side lose 2-0 to Palmeiras of Brazil, in the Fifa Club World Cup on Thursday. Bad weather stopped play for 40 minutes at one point.

In Lagos on Friday, Richard Muzaan of Nigeria triumphs over Burkina Faso’s Israël Mano to take the MMC lightweight title at the African Knockout Championship.

TOYIN ADEDOKUN / AFP / GETTY IMAGES Nigerian professional MMA fighter Richard Muzaan climbs the fight cage and shouts to fans after winning. — In Lagos on Friday, Richard Muzaan of Nigeria triumphs over Burkina Faso’s Israël Mano to take the MMC lightweight title at the African Knockout Championship.

Moroccan writer and artist Tahar Ben Jelloun admires his paintings at the Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rabat on Tuesday.

ANOUK RIONDET / AFP / GETTY IMAGES A man stands close to colourful paintings. — Moroccan writer and artist Tahar Ben Jelloun admires his paintings at the Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rabat on Tuesday.

Gideon Appah, a Ghanaian painter based in Accra, poses alongside his pieces on display at a gallery in France on Monday.

JOEL SAGET / AFP / GETTY IMAGES Gideon Appah stands next to his works at 'Gallery 1957' in Paris. — Gideon Appah, a Ghanaian painter based in Accra, poses alongside his pieces on display at a gallery in France on Monday.

In Kenya on Friday, security forces look on at the ceremonial burning of some of the 7,000 illegal firearms regional forces say they have seized from criminals.

THOMAS MUKOYA / REUTERS Kenyan police officers watch as a large pyre made up of rifles and other guns is set on fire. — In Kenya on Friday, security forces look on at the ceremonial burning of some of the 7,000 illegal firearms regional forces say they have seized from criminals.

The Catholic Church’s new pontiff, Pope Leo XIV, holds an audience with Madagascar’s bishop in the Vatican on Monday.

EPA / EFE Bishops dressed in black and purple cassock rise from their seats, as the Pope stands at the front of the room and addresses them. — The Catholic Church’s new pontiff, Pope Leo XIV, holds an audience with Madagascar’s bishop in the Vatican on Monday.

Chinese tourists visit what is billed as a life-size replica of Morocco’s famously colourful city of Chefchaouen. It has been recreated in an outdoor park in northern China.

VCG /GETTY IMAGES A woman curtseys for the camera as she and others walk through a bright blue passageway designed to replicate the streets of Chefchaouen. — Chinese tourists visit what is billed as a life-size replica of Morocco’s famously colourful city of Chefchaouen. It has been recreated in an outdoor park in northern China.

And on Friday, street vendors cater to passers-by in Togo’s capital, Lomé.

OMER URER / ANADOLU / GETTY IMAGES Women carry their loads either on their heads or on their backs as they continue their daily life on one of the world's poorest countries and a small nation in West Africa in Lome, Togo on June 13, 2025. — And on Friday, street vendors cater to passers-by in Togo’s capital, Lomé.

From the BBC in Africa this week:

Getty Images/BBC A woman looking at her mobile phone and the graphic BBC News Africa

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