{"id":24179,"date":"2025-03-02T11:44:04","date_gmt":"2025-03-02T11:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/africas-week-in-pictures-21-28-february-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-03-02T11:44:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T11:44:04","slug":"africas-week-in-pictures-21-28-february-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/africas-week-in-pictures-21-28-february-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa’s week in pictures: 21-28 February 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"


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

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\"IssoufIssouf Sanogo \/ AFP<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

On Wednesday, a boy attempts to outrun his opponents on a sandy football pitch in Ivory Coast’s largest city, Abidjan.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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\"DarioDario Belingheri \/ Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier from Eritrea has the same goal in mind as he leads the pack during the seventh UAE Tour on Saturday.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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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.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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\"JemalJemal Countess \/ Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

At a Global Citizen concert last Friday in neighbouring Rwanda, US musician John Legend commands the spotlight.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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\"NickyNicky J Sims \/ Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Thousands of miles away, a model at London Fashion Week on Sunday presents garments from British-Nigerian designer Tolu Coker.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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\"OlympiaOlympia de Maismont \/ AFP<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Also catwalk-worthy? These mustard yellow school uniforms are spotted on the streets of the Nigerian city of Jos on Thursday.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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\"CemCem Ozdel \/ Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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\"CemCem Ozdel \/ Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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…<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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\"CemCem Ozdel \/ Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

He also witnessed the arrival of fishing boats in Tanjeh and the women waiting to unload the catch.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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\"ArdaArda Kucukkaya \/ Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

On Saturday, two lions and a lioness in South Africa unwind in the shade in a Johannesburg safari park.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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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.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n

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