Africa’s week in pictures: 15-21 September 2023


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

A Kenyan calls for passengers at a bus station to board public transport in Nairobi, Kenya, 19 September 2023.

Aerial views of the Dungu river on September 18, 2023 in Dungu in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Mahmoud Kahrba, who plays for Egyptian club Al-Ahly, wipes his brow in Friday’s football game against Algeria’s USM Alger.

Youngsters play football at a plantation in Sudan.

Children pose for a photo in a classroom as the 2023-2024 academic year begins for Tunisian students after the summer holiday in Tunis, Tunisia on September 15, 2023.

A masked witness leaves a court in Goma, DRC, during a trial against six soldiers accused of crimes against humanity.

Nigerien protesters pray outside a French army base

A member of Standard Bank security personnel ordering an Extinction Rebellion activist wearing a dinosaur to leave the area during an occupation protest in Johannesburg, South Africa, 19 September 2023.

A portrait of Mangosuthu Buthelezi, a veteran politician and Zulu prince, is seen at his state funeral in Ulundi, South Africa, September 16, 2023.

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