Africa's week in pictures: 20 - 26 September 2024

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A hearth breather wows individuals at an arts pageant on Monday within the Oworonshoki district of Nigeria’s business hub, Lagos.

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A bride and groom prepare for his or her marriage ceremony within the Excessive Atlas Mountains as Morocco’s Amazigh individuals have fun “engagement season” on Saturday.

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Tunisians end up in massive numbers within the capital, Tunis, on Sunday to protest in opposition to a proposed modification to the electoral legislation that goals to finish the executive courtroom’s potential to rule on election disputes.

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Males use any vantage level on Wednesday to observe a fiercely fought native soccer match between two groups from Toubab Dialaw, close to Senegal’s capital, Dakar.

Mohamed Abd El Ghany / Reuters

It is eyes down on Sunday for the primary day of Egypt’s tutorial yr at Orman faculty within the capital, Cairo…

Billel Bensalem / AFP

…on the identical day colleges open in Algeria with a clown attempting his finest to place pupils at their ease in a classroom within the capital, Algiers.

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An Isicathamiya group, which sings within the conventional Zulu acapella fashion, takes half in Saturday’s annual pageant that celebrates the music in South Africa’s coastal metropolis of Durban.

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A drummer performs alongside at an impromptu church service on the streets of Kamituga, within 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.

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Friday sees individuals throughout the continent participate in World Cleanup Day, together with within the Kenyan metropolis of Nakuru, the place volunteers are serving to rid the streets of garbage.

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A army band chief stands out among the many camouflaged troopers as Mozambique marks Wednesday’s armed forces day.

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.

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Heavy snowfall in South Africa’s Free State province causes disruption and pleasure on Saturday with some making the most of the climate to construct a uncommon snowman.