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Africa's week in pictures: 3-9 February 2023

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

News imageReuters Kenyan skier Sabrina Simader on the slopes in Meribel, France - Wednesday 8 February 2023Reuters
Kenya's Sabrina Simader is seen in action on Wednesday at the Alpine World Ski Championships in the French resort of Meribel.
News imageGetty Images Someone jumping at Chinese Lunar New Year event in Johannesburg, South Africa - Saturday 4 February 2023Getty Images
Someone takes a leap on Saturday at an event to celebrate the Lunar New Year in the South African city of Johannesburg.
News imageAFP Women take part in the annual Hindu festival of Thaipoosam Kavady in Durban, South Africa - Saturday 4 February 2023AFP
On the same day, women take part in the annual Hindu festival of Thaipoosam Kavady in South Africa's port city of Durban.
News imageReuters A child plays with rosary beads at John Garang Mausoleum, Juba, South Sudan - Sunday 5 February 2023Reuters
On Sunday, a child plays with rosary beads as Catholics gather for an open-air mass in South Sudan's capital, Juba, and wait for the arrival of Pope Francis...
News imageReuters A girls yawns while waiting for the Pope at the Cathedral of Saint Therese in Juba, South Sudan - Saturday 4 February 2023Reuters
The pontiff was on a peace pilgrimage to South Sudan... and some find the waiting on Saturday at Juba's Cathedral of Saint Therese rather tiring.
News imageAFP Boys in front of a religious mural outside Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - Sunday 5 February 2023AFP
Christians in Burkina Faso head on Sunday to the outskirts of the capital, Ouagadougou, where these boys are pictured taking a breaking by a mural...
News imageAFP Bishops in Yagma outside Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - Sunday 5 February 2023AFP
Thousands attend a pilgrimage at a shrine in Yagma, where these bishops arrive to take part in a mass…
News imageAFP Christian pilgrims praying in Yagma outside Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - Sunday 5 February 2023AFP
At the foot of a giant crucifix, some of the faithful are seen praying for peace in a country plagued by an Islamist violence.
News imageEPA A class in an Islamic school in Abidjan, Ivory Coast - Friday 3 February 2023EPA
In neighbouring Ivory Coast on Friday, a teacher writes on a board during a class at an Islamic school in the coastal city of Abidjan.
News imageAFP Cameroonian singer Dencia in beaded head decoration at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, the US - Sunday 5 February 2023AFP
Glammed up Cameroonian singer Dencia arrives on Sunday for the Grammy Awards in the US city of Los Angeles.
News imageAFP Competitive wrestlers at an arena in Dakar, Senegal - Sunday 5 February 2023AFP
On the same evening, wrestlers compete in simultaneous bouts at a national arena in Senegal's capital, Dakar.
News imageEPA A yam seller in Lagos, Nigeria - Wednesday 8 February 2023EPA
A man selling yams in the Nigerian city of Lagos waits for customers at a roadside market on Wednesday.
News imageAFP A man holding up his hand with the words "free press" written in Arabic in Khartoum, Sudan - Wednesday 8 February 2023AFP
On the same day, a Sudanese anti-coup protester holds up his palm with the words in Arabic "free press", during a protest in the capital, Khartoum.
News imageGetty Images Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni shakes hands with her Ethiopian counterpart Abiy Ahmed in Rome, Italy - Monday 6 February 2023Getty Images
It was a busy week for state visits. On Monday, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni welcomes her Ethiopian counterpart Abiy Ahmed to Rome. Two days later, the Somali premier visited.
News imageEPA Ramla Ali (R) socks at punch to ace of Australian boxer Avril Mathie in New York, the US - Saturday 4 February 2032EPA
On Saturday, Somalia-born British boxer Ramla Ali (R) socks a punch to her Australian opponent Avril Mathie - going on to win the Madison Square Garden match in the US city of New York.
News imageGetty Images Football and horses on a beach in Tanger Med in Morocco, Sunday 5 February 2023Getty Images
Morocco is currently hosting the Fifa Club World Cup and on Sunday people play football on a beach in the port of Tanger Med...
News imageGetty Images The Kasbah of Oudayas in Rabat, Morocco - Wednesday 8 February 2023Getty Images
The Kasbah of Oudayas in Morocco's capital, Rabat - pictured here on Wednesday - is listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site.

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