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Picture Africa Week: 9-15 August 2024

By Hindi News OwlAugust 16, 2024No Comments2 Mins Read0 Views

A choice of this week’s finest pictures from the continent and past:

Kenyan ballet college students rehearse forward of a efficiency in Nairobi’s Kibera neighborhood on Wednesday.

Godwin Odiaambo/AFP Ballet students from Project Elimu in Kibera warm up before a public performance in Kibera. They wore white tulle dresses. — Kenyan ballet college students rehearse forward of a efficiency in Nairobi’s Kibera neighborhood on Wednesday.

An artist painted a mural of Olympic champion boxer Imane Khalif in his hometown of Tiaret in southwestern Algeria on Friday.

Bill Bensalem/Getty Images A man painted the face of Olympic champion boxer Iman Khalif on a mural. — An artist painted a mural of Olympic champion boxer Imane Khalif in his hometown of Tiaret in southwestern Algeria on Friday.

On the identical day, on the Paris Olympics, Julia Vincent represented South Africa within the ladies’s three-meter springboard diving ultimate.

OLI SCARFF/AFP South Africa's Julia Vincent takes a dive. — On the identical day, on the Paris Olympics, Julia Vincent represented South Africa within the ladies’s three-meter springboard diving ultimate.

The following day in Pretoria, former Miss South Africa Ndavi Nokeri hit the pink carpet forward of this 12 months’s occasion…

OUPA BOPAPRE / GETTY IMAGES Ndavi Nokeri during the Miss South Africa 2024 competition at Sunbet Arena, Times Square. — The following day in Pretoria, former Miss South Africa Ndavi Nokeri hit the pink carpet forward of this 12 months’s occasion…

Mia le Roux lastly received the competitors after weeks of controversy, which noticed one contestant drop out amid public backlash over her Nigerian heritage.

FRENNIE SHIVAMBU / GETTY IMAGES Mia le Roux has been crowned Miss South Africa 2024. — Mia le Roux lastly received the competitors after weeks of controversy, which noticed one contestant drop out amid public backlash over her Nigerian heritage.

A Simb performer sporting a dressing up and face paint in Dhaka, the capital of Senegal, on Monday…

RICCI SHRYOCK / AFP A performer poses in traditional Simb costume during a cultural performance in Ngor, Dhaka, on August 12, 2024. Ceremonies such as Independence Day, summer vacation, etc., wrestling matches, etc. — A Simb performer sporting a dressing up and face paint in Dhaka, the capital of Senegal, on Monday…

The group hosts occasions all year long, together with wrestling tournaments and Independence Day occasions.

RICCI SHRYOCK / AFP On August 12, 2024, performers danced in traditional Simb costumes during a cultural performance in Ngor, Dhaka. , summer vacation, wrestling matches, etc. (Photo: RICCI SHRYOCK/AFP) (Photo: — The group hosts occasions all year long, together with wrestling tournaments and Independence Day occasions.

A devotee brings choices in a gourd to the Osun-Osobo Sacred Grove in Osogbo, southwestern Nigeria on Friday…

AKINTUNDE AKINLEYE / REUTERS An Osun worshiper prays in a gourd on the banks of the Osun River during the Osun annual festival at the Osun-Osobo Sacred Grove in Osogbo, southwestern Nigeria, August 9, 2024. — A devotee brings choices in a gourd to the Osun-Osobo Sacred Grove in Osogbo, southwestern Nigeria on Friday…

The annual Osun Competition attracts devotees from far and broad.

AKINTUNDE AKINLEYE / REUTERS Admirers of Osun dressed in matching white outfits take part in a procession in Osogbo. — The annual Osun Competition attracts devotees from far and broad.

The following day, a role-player attends the Medieval Fantasy Expo close to Johannesburg, South Africa.

EMMANUEL CROSET / AFP A cosplayer poses for a photo at the Medieval Fantasy Fair in Benoni, near Johannesburg, August 10, 2024. — The following day, a role-player attends the Medieval Fantasy Expo close to Johannesburg, South Africa.

An enormous crowd paid tribute to Botswana sprinter Letsile Tebogo in Gaborone on Tuesday after he grew to become the world’s quickest man over 200 meters on the Olympics.

MONIRUL BHUIYAN / AFP Letsile Tebogo poses with his Olympic gold medal at a stadium in Gaborone, Botswana. — An enormous crowd paid tribute to Botswana sprinter Letsile Tebogo in Gaborone on Tuesday after he grew to become the world’s quickest man over 200 meters on the Olympics.

Sudanese protesters in Switzerland referred to as for an finish to their nation’s civil struggle as peace talks started on Wednesday.

Salvatore di Nolfi/EPA A woman holds a sign that reads — Sudanese protesters in Switzerland referred to as for an finish to their nation’s civil struggle as peace talks started on Wednesday.

Employees picked delicate jasmine petals on Sunday close to Egypt’s Nile Delta.

Ahmed Gamal/Getty Images A man holds jasmine petals in his hand. — Employees picked delicate jasmine petals on Sunday close to Egypt’s Nile Delta.

Just a few days later, in the identical nation, a person was enjoying with a laser as folks appeared up on the night time sky looking for the Milky Approach.

Ahmed Mossad/Getty Images On August 13, in Fayoum, Egypt, a man watched the Milky Way and stars while playing with laser light. — Just a few days later, in the identical nation, a person was enjoying with a laser as folks appeared up on the night time sky looking for the Milky Approach.

This week’s BBC Africa protection:

Getty Images/BBC A woman looks at her mobile phone and BBC Africa News Photo

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