Africa’s week in pictures: 6

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Africa’s week in pictures: 6

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

MKHULULI SIBANDS / GETTY IMAGES Young women wear matching red-and-white outfits and carry matching parasols.MKHULULI SIBANDS / GETTY IMAGES

On Saturday in Zimbabwe, people gather near the city of Bulawayo to commemorate King Mzilikazi who founded the Ndebele kingdom.

JOHN WESSELS / AFP A man with an umbrella walks down a street during Senegal's rainy season.JOHN WESSELS / AFP

On Monday in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, a man shields himself from the rain.

EMMANUEL CROSET / AFP Zimbabwean painter Gresham Tapiwa Nyaude, winner of the 2024 FNB Art Prize, poses for a portrait in front of his painting at the FNB art fair in Sandton, near Johannesburg.EMMANUEL CROSET / AFP

Prize-winning Zimbabwean painter Gresham Tapiwa Nyaude stands next to one of his pieces at an art fair in South Africa on Friday.

ALEXI ROSENFELD /GETTY IMAGES DJ Zinhle wearing Sam Mosala from South Africa poses outside Pat Bo during New York Fashion Week.ALEXI ROSENFELD /GETTY IMAGES

South Africa’s DJ Zinhle attends New York Fashion Week on Tuesday…

SOPHIE SAHARA / GETTY IMAGES Street style shot of a woman dressed in black at New York RTW Fashion Week on 10 September. SOPHIE SAHARA / GETTY IMAGES

As does Senegalese-American writer Amy Sall.

RAUL ARBOLEDA / AFP Cameroon's midfielder Achta Toko Njoya (second from right) celebrates with teammates after scoring during the 2024 FIFA U20 Women's World Cup match between Australia and Cameroon in Bogota.RAUL ARBOLEDA / AFP

On Friday, Achta Toko Njoya of Cameroon celebrates with teammates after scoring against Australia at the Under-20 Fifa Women’s World Cup in Colombia.

ANGELA WEISS / AFP South African singer-songwriter Tyla poses in the pressroom with the Best Afrobeats award for "Water," during the MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York.ANGELA WEISS / AFP

South African star Tyla takes home the MTV Video Music Award for best afrobeats song – for her track Water – at Wednesday’s ceremony in New York. She used her acceptance speech to point out that diverse African genres are too often lumped together as “afrobeats”, and she in fact makes amapiano music.

CHRIS UNGER / GETTY IMAGES Josias Musasa of The Democratic Republic of Congo reacts after a split-decision victory against Otari Tanzilovi of Georgia in a bantamweight fight during Dana White's Contender series in Las Vegas, Nevada.CHRIS UNGER / GETTY IMAGES

Josias Musasa from the Democratic Republic of Congo triumphs over Otari Tanzilovi of Georgia in a bantamweight fight on Tuesday in the US.

LOU BENOIST / AFP Anna Diakhere Thiandoum (L) and Ibrahima Mbaye.LOU BENOIST / AFP

Senegalese actors Anna Diakhere Thiandoum and Ibrahima Mbaye attend Deauville Film Festival on Sunday.

MOHAMED MESSARA / EPA A voter exits a booth at a polling station during the presidential election in Algiers, Algeria.MOHAMED MESSARA / EPA

Voters in Algeria go to the polls on Saturday in an election which saw President Abdelmadjid Tebboune win a second term.

DOAA ADEL / GETTY IMAGES Egyptian farming families harvest dates.DOAA ADEL / GETTY IMAGES

Families harvest dates in the Egyptian town of Badrashin on Tuesday.

MICHELE SPATARI / AFP A street vendor with a flower ornament known as 'Adey Abeba' in his air sells a balloon.MICHELE SPATARI / AFP

Vendors sell yellow flowers and balloons in Addis Ababa on Tuesday as people prepare for Ethiopian New Year, called Enkutatash.

AUDU MARTE / AFP Roofs appear to float on water after devaastating floods.AUDU MARTE / AFP

Homes are submerged in Maiduguri, northern Nigeria, after flooding caused a nearby dam to collapse. Across the country in recent weeks, 170 people have died as result of floods and tens of thousands have been forced from their homes.

GERALS ANDERSON / GETTY IMAGES A ranger rubs the back and belly of a large rhino.GERALS ANDERSON / GETTY IMAGES

Rangers care for the last two living northern white rhinos – Najin and her daughter Fatu – at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in northern Kenya on Saturday.

From the BBC in Africa this week:

  • Zoo animals escape as flood hits Nigerian state
  • Banana wine brings sweet taste of success to Malawi farmers
  • China shifts gear in Africa as it looks to a green future
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