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Africa’s week in pictures: 13 – 19 September 2024

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Africa’s week in pictures: 13 – 19 September 2024
Africa’s week in pictures: 13 – 19 September 2024

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Holy nights and stunning sunrises: Africa’s top shots

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

Image source, Mohamed Hossam/EPA

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Muslims across the continent celebrate the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday, starting in Egypt on Friday…

Image source, Jihed Abidellaoui/Reuters

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While Tunisians honour the occasion on Sunday with drums and dance in the streets of the capital Tunis…

Image source, John Wessels/AFP

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On the same day, in Senegal, young Muslims gather at the Seydina Limamou Laye Mausoleum in the capital, Dakar…

Image source, John Wessels/AFP

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One young girl wanders off to enjoy the sunrise.

Image source, Ahmed Kingimi/Reuters

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Tuesday sees a boy push his bike through deep waters following severe flooding in Maiduguri, Nigeria.

Image source, Badru Katumba/AFP

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Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who was murdered by her ex-partner, is laid to rest on Saturday with full military honours at her father’s homestead in eastern Uganda…

Image source, Badru Katumba/AFP

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The Ugandan military pay their respects with a gun salute…

Image source, Badru Katumba/AFP

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Her youngest daughter cries as she holds a picture of her mother close to her heart.

Image source, Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters

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People relax on a private beach at the mouth of the Suez Canal in Egypt.

Image source, Prince Samura/EPA

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Rescuers attempt to dig for survivors after a building collapse killed at least eight people in the Sierra Leone capital Freetown on Monday.

Image source, Mohamed Messara/EPA

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In Tunisia, it’s time for the grape harvest on Tuesday.

From the BBC in Africa this week:

Image source, Getty Images/BBC

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