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Africa’s week in pictures: 21-28 February 2025

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

Issouf Sanogo / AFP Barefoot boys in football kits play football on a sandy pitch in Abidjan. Palm trees can be seen in the background - Wednesday 26 February 2025. — On Wednesday, a boy attempts to outrun his opponents on a sandy football pitch in Ivory Coast’s largest city, Abidjan.

Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier from Eritrea has the same goal in mind as he leads the pack during the seventh UAE Tour on Saturday.

Dario Belingheri / Getty Images Cyclists in professional kit ride on the road in a vertical line in Abu Dhabi - Saturday 22 February 2025. — Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier from Eritrea has the same goal in mind as he leads the pack during the seventh UAE Tour on Saturday.

Residents of Bukavu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, gather for a meeting on Thursday organised by the M23, a rebel group that has taken over the city.

AFP Residents stand by a collection of picturesque houses that are squeezed together on an incline in Bukavu, DR Congo - Thursday 27 February 2025. — Residents of Bukavu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, gather for a meeting on Thursday organised by the M23, a rebel group that has taken over the city.

At a Global Citizen concert last Friday in neighbouring Rwanda, US musician John Legend commands the spotlight.

Jemal Countess / Getty Images John Legend performs on stage in Kigali with instrumentalists and two backing singers. Legend wears a white and blue tunic - Friday 21 February 2025. — At a Global Citizen concert last Friday in neighbouring Rwanda, US musician John Legend commands the spotlight.

Thousands of miles away, a model at London Fashion Week on Sunday presents garments from British-Nigerian designer Tolu Coker.

Nicky J Sims / Getty Images A model stands on a red carpet wearing a collared shirt with a grey blazer and skirt. Musicians perform around her. London, UK - Sunday 23 February 2025. — Thousands of miles away, a model at London Fashion Week on Sunday presents garments from British-Nigerian designer Tolu Coker.

Also catwalk-worthy? These mustard yellow school uniforms are spotted on the streets of the Nigerian city of Jos on Thursday.

Olympia de Maismont / AFP Three boys walk away from the camera, wearing yellow trousers and shirts with a blue hats. Market traders sell goods nearby in Jos, Nigeria - Thursday 27 February 2025. — Also catwalk-worthy? These mustard yellow school uniforms are spotted on the streets of the Nigerian city of Jos on Thursday.

On the same day in Senegal, staff at Dakar’s Massalikoul Djinane Mosque, the biggest mosque in West Africa, prepare for the holy fasting month of Ramadan.

Cem Ozdel / Getty Images A man in a green tunic runs a vacuum cleaner over the mosque's carpet. The mosque's opulent-looking pillars, walls and ceiling are in shot - in Dakar, Senegal, Thursday 27 February 2025. — On the same day in Senegal, staff at Dakar’s Massalikoul Djinane Mosque, the biggest mosque in West Africa, prepare for the holy fasting month of Ramadan.

Photographer Cem Ozdel shared images this week from a recent trip to The Gambia where he attended a Ngente ceremony, which is held to name babies – blending Islamic culture with local traditions, and involves shaving the newborn’s head…

Cem Ozdel / Getty Images A couple - wearing white and gold outfits - gaze at each other white holding a newborn baby in Banjul, The Gambia - 15 February 2025. — Photographer Cem Ozdel shared images this week from a recent trip to The Gambia where he attended a Ngente ceremony, which is held to name babies – blending Islamic culture with local traditions, and involves shaving the newborn’s head…

He also witnessed the arrival of fishing boats in Tanjeh and the women waiting to unload the catch.

Cem Ozdel / Getty Images Women holding plastic buckets stand in water on a beach facing the camera - behind them can be seen traditional Gambian fishing boats, Tanji Beach, The Gambia - 12 February 2025. — He also witnessed the arrival of fishing boats in Tanjeh and the women waiting to unload the catch.

On Saturday, two lions and a lioness in South Africa unwind in the shade in a Johannesburg safari park.

Arda Kucukkaya / Getty Images Three lions - two male, one female, lying down on dry grass in South Africa, Saturday 22 February 2025. — On Saturday, two lions and a lioness in South Africa unwind in the shade in a Johannesburg safari park.

And in another serene scene from South Africa, a paddler heads down a river on Friday as the sun sets during the Dusi Canoe Marathon.

Rogan Ward/Reuters A silhouette of a paddler steering their canoe down a river as the sun sets behind them in Ximba, South Africa, 21 February 2025. — And in another serene scene from South Africa, a paddler heads down a river on Friday as the sun sets during the Dusi Canoe Marathon.

From the BBC in Africa this week:

Getty Images/BBC A woman looking at her mobile phone and the graphic BBC News Africa

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