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Africa’s week in pictures: 26 July-1 August 2024

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

Krisztian Elek / Getty Images An image of South African artist Breeze Yoko standing in front of a mural of a woman wearing a yellow bathing suit, sitting in a float in the shape of a watermelon on 31 July 2024. — World-renowned South African artist Breeze Yoko stands in front of his newly created mural in the English town of Margate on Wednesday. A local group teamed up with him to make murals ahead of the town’s annual soul festival.

Senegal’s table tennis star Ibrahima Diaw has his eyes on the ball as he serves to Hong Kong’s Wong Chun Tinga at the Paris Olympics on Monday. He lost 4-3.

Jung Yeon-Je / AFP An image of Senegalese table tennis player Ibrahima Diaw during the Paris Olympics singles match on on 29 July 2024. — Senegal’s table tennis star Ibrahima Diaw has his eyes on the ball as he serves to Hong Kong’s Wong Chun Tinga at the Paris Olympics on Monday. He lost 4-3.

On Saturday, a group of men play foosball, or table football, in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa.

Amanuel Sileshi / AFP An image of Ethiopian men playing foosball in the capital Addis Ababa on 27 July 2024. — On Saturday, a group of men play foosball, or table football, in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa.

On Monday, South African swimmer Tatjana Smith dives into the Olympic pool in Paris hoping to win the 100m breastroke….

Clodagh Kilcoyne / Reuters An image of South African swimmer Tatjana Smith on 29 July 2024. — On Monday, South African swimmer Tatjana Smith dives into the Olympic pool in Paris hoping to win the 100m breastroke….

She wins the race for her country in an emotional victory.

Evgenia Novozhenina / Reuters An image of South African swimmer Tatjana Smith with her head in her hands after winning the 100m breastroke on 29 July 2024. — She wins the race for her country in an emotional victory.

And the taste of success is sweet as she bites into her Olympic gold medal.

Mustafa Yalcin / Getty Images An image of South African swimmer Tatjana Smith biting into her gold medal on 29 July 2024. — And the taste of success is sweet as she bites into her Olympic gold medal.

With banners and megaphones in hand, Nigerians take to the streets of Lagos to protest against the high cost of living on Thursday.

Benson Ibeabuchi / AFP An image of Nigerians protesting in the streets of Lagos on 1 August 2024. — With banners and megaphones in hand, Nigerians take to the streets of Lagos to protest against the high cost of living on Thursday.

On Sunday, the sound of sweet harmony fills the University of South Africa in the capital, Pretoria, as US conductor William Eddins directs the Africa United Youth Orchestra at a rehearsal.

Paul Botes / AFP An image of American conductor Williams Eddins rehearsing with the Africa United Youth Orchestra at the University of South Africa in Pretoria on 28 July 2024. — On Sunday, the sound of sweet harmony fills the University of South Africa in the capital, Pretoria, as US conductor William Eddins directs the Africa United Youth Orchestra at a rehearsal.

In Ivory Coast a woodcutter chops logs at the Abobodoume beach on Tuesday.

Issouf Sanogo / AFP A man chops wood at the Abobodoume beach in Ivory Coast on 30 July 2024. — In Ivory Coast a woodcutter chops logs at the Abobodoume beach on Tuesday.

On the same day, a young girl cools off under a water fountain amid a heatwave in Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Hurghada…

Mohamed Abd El Ghany / Reuters An image of a young girl cooling off under a water fountain at a a Red Sea resort in Hurghada, Egypt July 30, 2024. — On the same day, a young girl cools off under a water fountain amid a heatwave in Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Hurghada…

While other children use bubbles to fend off the heat.

Mohamed Abd El Ghany / Reuters An image of children playing with bubbles amid a heatwave at a Red Sea resort in Hurghada, Egypt July 30, 2024. — While other children use bubbles to fend off the heat.

From the BBC in Africa this week:

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