Africa’s week in pictures: 21


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

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A man holding both arms up - 21 July 2023

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A woman in a beret holding up a rainbow flag - 24 July 2023

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A girl whips her wet hair on 25 July 2023

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People riding on a banana boat on 23 July 2023

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A man plays in water on 21 July 2023.

Feisal Omar/ Reuters

Two synchronised divers on 23 July 2023

Kiyoshi Ota/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock

Two women water polo players collide with their faces on 24 July 2023.

Kiyoshi Ota/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock

A woman in a pink swimsuit swimming on 26 July 2023

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A band performing on a floating stage on 22 July 2023

Javier Blasco/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock

An ocean diver hands over a phone to another man on 24 July 2023

Jerome Favre/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock

A woman carrying a child in a burnt house on 25 July 2023.

Ramzi Boudina/Reuters

A woman in pink clothes walking through burnt tree stumps.

Fethi Belaid/ AFP

A woman holds up a bowl as she prepares Cassava flour on 21 July 2023.

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A man works in front of his shop selling yellow and red generators on 25 July 2023.

Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP

Concert goers holding up phones on Thursday.

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A woman in a green jacket

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A female footballer takes her shirt off while celebrating a goal on Thursday.

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