Africa’s week in pictures: 11 – 17 April 2025
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Africa’s week in pictures: 11 – 17 April 2025

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A selection of the week’s best photos from across the African continent and beyond:

SODIQ ADELAKUN / REUTERS A girl walks past a wall painting depicting schoolgirls reading books. It is a tribute to schoolgirls who were abducted from their homes in Chibok a decade ago.SODIQ ADELAKUN / REUTERS

This girl walks past a mural in Nigeria’s biggest city, Lagos, on Monday.

KIM LUDBROOK / EPA A woman sits in a room surrounded by photos and pieces of colourful quote cards. In front of her is a curtain made of turquoise netting.KIM LUDBROOK / EPA

On Wednesday, parts of Alexandra township in South Africa are adorned with art fashioned from found objects and rubbish. Some items, like the net, will be re-used to clear litter from a nearby river.

SEYLLOU / AFP Two men weave a life-sized animal from corrugated cardboard. The effect is surprisingly life-like.SEYLLOU / AFP

Crafting cattle from cardboard, The Hoard is a travelling show in Senegal that uses the power of puppetry to raise awareness of the climate crisis. Here they are on Friday preparing for a performance.

SODIQ ADELAKUN / REUTERS A girl smiles while listening to a sermon during a Palm Sunday mass. She is wearing a pink dress and wearing a crucifix necklace made from dried palm leaves.SODIQ ADELAKUN / REUTERS

Palm Sunday sees worshippers gather at the Regina Mundi Catholic Church in Lagos…

WAEL HAMZEH/EPA Woman wearing a crown made of palm leaves holds up three burning sticks.WAEL HAMZEH/EPA

On the same day thousands of miles away in Lebanon, Ethiopian Orthodox Christians also mark Palm Sunday…

GERALD ANDERSON / GETTY IMAGES Children wear matching clerical gowns, in the same shade of mauve.GERALD ANDERSON / GETTY IMAGES

There are similar scenes at the Legio Maria Church in Nairobi, Kenya. According to the Bible, it is the day when Jesus Christ entered Jerusalem, and marks the start of the Holy Week before Easter Sunday.

EMMANUEL CROSET / AFP A lifelike reproduction of a skeleton is laid out on black felt, with small explanatory notecards arranged near its head and shoulders.EMMANUEL CROSET / AFP
BENJAMIN CREMEL / AFP A woman dressed in a suit sands next to a portrait of woman dressed in a white blouse and black skirt.BENJAMIN CREMEL / AFP

Pieces by Ghanaian artist Amoako Boafo grace the walls of London’s Gagosian Gallery on Friday as part of his first UK solo exhibition.

ABDEL MAJID BZIOUAT / AFP Women smile and chat. They are wearing Amazigh-style silver headchains as yellow beaded necklaces and yellow scarves on their heads.ABDEL MAJID BZIOUAT / AFP

People gather in Morocco’s southern reaches in the Sahara Desert for the Nomad Festival on Friday…

ABDEL MAJID BZIOUAT / AFP Men dressed in blue boubous and matching headwraps compete for the ball using wooden sticks.ABDEL MAJID BZIOUAT / AFP

The following day at the festival sees men compete in a hockey match.

GERALD ANDERSON / GETTY IMAGES A man shields his eyes with glasses as he welds pieces of metal together.GERALD ANDERSON / GETTY IMAGES

On the same day in Nairobi, talented artisans transform scrap metal into cars, robots and stoves at this workshop.

AFP A man holds two flags in his hands near the conference call - Russia's and Mali's.AFP

Many Malians have been angered by Algeria’s accusation that their forces shot down an Algerian army drone close to the border…

AFP People sit and stand in a conference hall, listening to events.AFP

Here in the capital city of Bamako, on Sunday, people take part in a summit called by the National Youth Council of Mali. The banner in the background calls for an Africa that is united, not divided.

MARCO LONGARI / AFP A woman wears a red veil over her head, as if in mourning. She is surrounded by protesters holding up cardboard placards.MARCO LONGARI / AFP

Protesters demand that South Africa declares a national disaster over the staggering rates of femicide and gender-based violence. Wearing a red veil is Khumo Maake, an activist who works for the Check Mate group which wants dating apps to perform mandatory ID checks on users for safety reasons.

AFP Stone walls, columns and glass roof panes are damaged.AFP
MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES / REUTERS An aerial satellite image shows grey smoke and red fire in Zamzam camp.MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES / REUTERS
JORIS BOLOMEY / AFP Fried crickets are piled on top of each other in a container.JORIS BOLOMEY / AFP

Fried crickets are among the meagre provisions available at the Touloum refugee camp in Chad on Friday. At least 13 million people have been forced from their homes in Sudan since the war began two years ago, says the UN.

MAHMOUD ELKHWAS / GETTY IMAGES A man holds long reeds while harvesting in a field. Above him the sky is a bright blue, with white clouds.MAHMOUD ELKHWAS / GETTY IMAGES

And on Monday in northern Egypt, farmer harvest flax. The versatile material is used to make banknotes, fabric and feed livestock.

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