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A selection of the week’s best photos from across the African continent and beyond:
Olympia de Maismont / AFP
A man attends a private viewing of the +234 Art fair at the Ecobank Pan-African Center in Nigeria’s commercial hub, Lagos, on Wednesday.
Esa Alexander / Reuters
Ibrahim Mohammed Ishak / Reuters
Gradel Muyisa Mumbere / Reuters
It’s a sad Wednesday in the north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Beni, as mourners accompany the coffin of late Congolese musician Delphin Katembo Vinywasiki, also known as Delcat Idengo, to his funeral…
Gradel Muyisa Mumbere / Reuters
Idengo’s funeral is a purple affair, and the singer is given a stylish farewell as he’s sent off in a car-shaped casket in his hometown.
Emmanuel Adegboye / EPA
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no, it’s Nigerian Spider-Man! This popular local figure is an advocate for environmental activism and saves the day by cleaning up waste in his hometown, Osogbo in the south-western Osun state.
Patrick Meinhardt / AFP
A Senegalese fan, decked out in the nation’s colours, rejoices in Senegal’s stunning victory over Togo in the Fifa World Cup 2026 Africa qualifiers at the Abdoulaye Wade Stadium in Diamniadio.
Philimon Bulawayo/ Reuters
On Sunday, Kirsty Coventry, the newly appointed International Olympic Committee (IOC) head, arrives to much fanfare at the Robert Mugabe International Airport in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare.
Wikus De Wet / AFP
In South Africa, puppeteers perform with the puppet of the fictional character of Michael K during a dress rehearsal for the Life & Times of Michael K at The Market Theatre in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
From the BBC in Africa this week:
Getty Images/BBC
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Olympia de Maismont / AFP
Esa Alexander / Reuters
Ibrahim Mohammed Ishak / Reuters
Gradel Muyisa Mumbere / Reuters
Gradel Muyisa Mumbere / Reuters
Emmanuel Adegboye / EPA
Patrick Meinhardt / AFP
Philimon Bulawayo/ Reuters
Wikus De Wet / AFP
Getty Images/BBC
