Africa's week in pictures: 9-15 February 2024 - BBC News

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

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Image source, HENRY NICHOLLS/AFPImage caption, On Monday, Ugandan artist Acaye Kerunen Ayelele admires her piece called 2023 Raffia on show at London's Barbican in the UK.Image source, ISSOUF SANOGO/AFPImage caption, Models showcase clothing made from cowries shells by Ivorian designer Lafalaise Dion on Monday...Image source, ISSOUF SANOGO/AFPImage caption, These designs by Gambia's Ismaila Jallow were also on display at the event in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.Image source, CEM OZDEL/GETTY IMAGESImage caption, The next day in Senegal, members of the Layene Brotherhood celebrate the religious group's 144th anniversary.Image source, NIC BOTHMA/REUTERSImage caption, Firefighters on land and in the air tackle a blaze near homes in the Kalk Bay area of Cape Town in South Africa on Monday.Image source, BERTRAND GUAY/AFPImage caption, French-Cameroonian singer Yamê bags Best Male Newcomer at the Victoires de la Musique awards in Paris on Friday.Image source, ESA ALEXANDER/REUTERSImage caption, Cape Town's Adderley Street Flower Market does a roaring trade on Valentine's Day on Wednesday...Image source, MONICAH MWANGI/REUTERSImage caption, Meanwhile women in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, hold a 'Dark Valentine' vigil demanding an end to femicide in the country.Image source, AHMED JALLANZO/EPAImage caption, That same day, a couple share a moment on the beach in Liberia's capital, Monrovia.Image source, DEAN MOUHTAROPOLOUS/GETTY IMAGESImage caption, Burkina Faso's Hugues Fabrice Zango competes in the triple jump at the World Indoor Tour Gold in France on Saturday.Image source, MAHMOUS ELKHWAS/GETTY IMAGESImage caption, This boy works at an aluminium workshop in Cairo, Egypt, on Tuesday.Image source, SULEYMAN ELCIN/GETTY IMAGESImage caption, This reptile seen on Monday at a wildlife park in Turkey enjoys a special diet of Madagascar cockroaches.Image source, SIA KAMBOU/AFPImage caption, Thousands of fans line the streets of Abidjan to catch a glimpse of the Ivory Coast team during their Monday victory tour after winning the Africa Cup of Nations at home.Image source, DANIEL BELOUMOU OLOMO/AFPImage caption, The Ivorians stunned Nigeria 2-1 in Sunday's final...Image source, KWAME ADZAHO AMENORTOR/GETTY IMAGESImage caption, Meanwhile Ghanaian fans are demanding better from their national team after crashing out at the group stage of the tournament.Image source, MOHAMED MESSARA/EPAImage caption, Senegal's Oumy Diop competes in the Women's Butterfly heats at the World Aquatics Championships in Qatar on Sunday,Image source, ISAAC KASAMANI/EPAImage caption, A handler tends to leopard turtles at Uganda's Conservation Through Commercialisation centre on Saturday.Image source, KIM LUDBROOK/EPAImage caption, And a canoeist enjoys the sunrise at Johannesburg's Emmarentia Dam on Thursday.Images subject to copyright

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