{"id":14846,"date":"2024-10-21T15:40:44","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T15:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/africas-week-in-pictures-11-2\/"},"modified":"2024-10-21T15:40:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T15:40:45","slug":"africas-week-in-pictures-11-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/africas-week-in-pictures-11-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa’s week in pictures: 11"},"content":{"rendered":"


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A selection of the week’s best photos from across the African continent:<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\" Shahzaib Akber\/EPA<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

On Thursday, South African artists from the Ajao Africa group dazzle audiences at the Arts Council of Pakistan festival in the capital Karachi…<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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\"ThomasThomas Mukoya\/Reuters<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

A family of elephants strikes a pose at the Aberdare National Park in Kenya. <\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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On Saturday, rippling muscles are on display at the Mr and Miss East Africa Bodybuilding Contest…<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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\"GeraldGerald Anderson\/Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The competition is tough as each participant shows off their physique…<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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At some point, the men step aside and the female bodybuilders take the stage. <\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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On Tuesday, statues of pharaohs are on display at a trial opening at the new Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, Egypt.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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The next day, a fisherman shows off his incredible haul at an event marking World Food Day in Lagos, Nigeria. <\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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On Monday, four baboons try to catch a ride in the Capri neighbourhood of Cape Town, South Africa…<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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But one of them seems to prefer to forage for food. <\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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\"OlympiaOlympia De Maismont\/AFP<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

In Nigeria’s twin capital, Igbo-Ora, it’s double trouble as celebrations are underway for the town’s World Twin Festival on Saturday. <\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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\"MohamedMohamed Messara\/EPA<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

On Sunday, a Tunisian man gets romantic as he advertises his pomegranates in the village of Tastour. <\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n

From the BBC in Africa this week:<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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