Africa’s week in pictures: 20-26 October 2023


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

Children watch as breakdancers Drady Amani and George Kaminju perform during a session at the Makongeni Social Hall in Nairobi, Kenya, August 10, 2023.

South Africa's Lizaad Williams in action

South Africa fans celebrate winning the match

A Somali woman on Friday attends a protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza after an explosion at a hospital in Gaza, as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, in Mogadishu, Somalia October 20, 2023

Supporters attend a meeting of the eleven opposition candidates in Antananarivo on October 21, 2023.

People try to pass through the streets after torrential rain caused floods in Ogun and Lagos states.

A security guard walks on the edge of an unfinished building in the historical Piazza neighbourhood of Addis Ababa on October 21, 2023.

Queen Maxima of The Netherlands visits ZamZam medical Services in Kenya

And a fan gestures at Tuesday's football game between Egypt's Al Ahly and Tanzania's Simba SC.

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