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Africa’s week in pictures: 7

February 26, 2025

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

Rajesh Jantilal / AFP A man with piercings gives blessings during the annual Hindi festival Thaipoosam Kavady in a township in Durban, South Africa - Monday 10 February 2025

People attach limes and flowers to their bodies with sharp rods and hooks to show their devotion and gratitude to Lord Murugan, a Hindu deity…

Rajesh Jantilal / AFP A man spreads out his arms to show off the limes and flowers attached in his back for the Thaipoosam Kavady festival in Durban , South Africa - Monday 10 February 2025 — People attach limes and flowers to their bodies with sharp rods and hooks to show their devotion and gratitude to Lord Murugan, a Hindu deity…

Devotees sometimes dance in a trance.

Rajesh Jantilal / AFP A man with objects pierced on his chest dances in a trance during the Thaipoosam Kavady festival in Durban , South Africa - Monday 10 February 2025 — Devotees sometimes dance in a trance.

In Uganda on Monday, supporters of Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son President Yoweri Museveni, ride to parliament during an anti-corruption demonstration.

Abubaker Lubowa / Reuters Motorcyclists ride out into the streets of Kampala, Uganda, during a planned anti-corruption demonstration - Monday 10 February 2025 — In Uganda on Monday, supporters of Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son President Yoweri Museveni, ride to parliament during an anti-corruption demonstration.

On Wednesday, two Egyptian women prepare traditional cheese at a community centre in Giza, Egypt.

Khaled Desouki / AFP Two Egyptian women pour a cheese mixture over a wooden mat to prepare it at a community centre in Giza, Egypt - Wednesday 12 February 2025 — On Wednesday, two Egyptian women prepare traditional cheese at a community centre in Giza, Egypt.

A man wrapped in the Democratic Republic of Congo flag attends a demonstration in Belgium on Saturday to protest against the ongoing conflict in the central African country.

Simon Wohlfahrt / AFP An image of a man wrapped in the DR Congo flag while he attends a protest in Belgium - Saturday 8 February 2025 — A man wrapped in the Democratic Republic of Congo flag attends a demonstration in Belgium on Saturday to protest against the ongoing conflict in the central African country.

The next day in the DR Congo itself, Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo prays for peace with congregants at the Notre Dame du Congo Cathedral in the capital, Kinshasa.

Hardy Bope / AFP Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo wears a green religious attire as he stands at the pulpit in a church at Notre Dame du Congo Cathedral in the DR Congo capital Kinshasa - Sunday 9 February 2025 — The next day in the DR Congo itself, Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo prays for peace with congregants at the Notre Dame du Congo Cathedral in the capital, Kinshasa.

The Chinese community in South Africa, the largest on the continent, ushers in the Lunar New Year with a dragon float in Johannesburg on Saturday…

Christian Velcich / AFP A dance troupe holding a float of a dragon weave it through the streets in Johannesburg, South Africa - Saturday 8 February 2025. — The Chinese community in South Africa, the largest on the continent, ushers in the Lunar New Year with a dragon float in Johannesburg on Saturday…

While two young women wearing traditional attire sit inside a massage parlour in Cyryldene, the Chinese district.

Christian Velcich / AFP Two young women wearing traditional Chinese attire sit inside a massage parlour in Cyryldene, the Chinese district of Johannesburg, South Africa - Saturday 8 February 2025. — While two young women wearing traditional attire sit inside a massage parlour in Cyryldene, the Chinese district.

Isabel Infantes / Reuters King Godwin Bebe-Okpabi of the Ogale wears a green and silver traditional outfit as he attends the first day of a trial in London in a lawsuit against Shell over alleged oil pollution in Nigeria - Thursday 13 February 2025

On Wednesday, a pampered pup gets a trim in a mobile pet salon in Tunis, Tunisia.

Mohamed Messara / EPA Two groomers trim the hairs off a puppy in a mobile pet salon in Tunisia - Wednesday 12 February 2025 — On Wednesday, a pampered pup gets a trim in a mobile pet salon in Tunis, Tunisia.

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