Africa's week in pictures: 19-25 January 2024

26 January 2024

A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.

Image source, OUSMANE MAKAVELI/AFP

Image caption, Dogon men perform the Ogobagna Masked Dance in Mali's capital, Bamako, on Monday.

Image source, SIA KAMBOU/AFP

Image caption, Fans pack the Laurent Pokou Stadium in Ivory Coast on Sunday to watch Morocco take on the Democratic Republic of Congo, in the African Cup of Nations...

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Image caption, The next day Nigeria beat Guinea-Bissau in the group stages to progress to the final 16...

Image source, KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP

Image caption, This year's tournament is gearing up to be one of the most exciting and unpredictable in recent memory.

Image source, DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP

Image caption, Ancient Egypt's wonders are reproduced in this light show in Paris, France, on Thursday.

Image source, MAHMOUD ELKHWAS/GETTY IMAGES

Image caption, Meanwhile workers manufacture mannequins in northern Egypt on Saturday.

Image source, DANIEL IRUNGU/EPA

Image caption, Paintings are on display at Buganda Road craft market in Kampala, Uganda, on Tuesday.

Image source, TIKSA NEGERI/REUTERS

Image caption, Worshippers wait to join a Timket ceremony in Ethiopia on Saturday...

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Image caption, The Orthodox Christian festival marks the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan river.

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Image caption, Children in South Africa watch Zimbabwe take on Sri Lanka in the Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup.

Image source, ADEK BERRY/AFP

Image caption, Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan receives a guard of honour in Indonesia while visiting President Joko Widodo on Thursday.

Image source, ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP

Image caption, On the same day in Luanda, a changing of the guard takes place outside a meeting between Angolan President João Lourenço and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Image source, LUIS TATO/AFP

Image caption, And on Tuesday in Uganda, Brass for Africa rehearse ahead of a performance in the capital, Kampala.