{"id":6936,"date":"2024-08-09T08:16:14","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T08:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/africas-week-in-pictures-2-8-august-2024\/"},"modified":"2024-08-09T08:16:14","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T08:16:14","slug":"africas-week-in-pictures-2-8-august-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/africas-week-in-pictures-2-8-august-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa’s week in pictures: 2-8 August 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"


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

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\"JamesJames Oatway \/ Reuters<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

A contestant warms up on stage on Sunday in preparation for a slap fighting match in Kagiso township, west of South Africa’s main city, Johannesburg…<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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\"JamesJames Oatway \/ Reuters<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

In the real fight, a penalty is awarded whenever the person being slapped flinches.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Also on Sunday, a man in a costume and mask is surrounded by spectators at a festival in Benin’s capital, Porto-Novo…<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Dozens of people wearing masks in different styles parade through the streets during the Porto-Novo Mask Festival.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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\"GeraldGerald Anderson \/ Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

On Tuesday, a cat and her kittens are fed and petted by people living in a slum in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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\"AminAmin Mohammad Jamali \/ Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The next day, Egypt’s artistic Olympic swimming team wows spectators with daring aquatic tumbles and tosses – but the team only manages to get tenth spot at the Paris Games.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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\"AmosAmos Gumulira \/ AFP<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The sound of Malawi’s military band fills the streets of the capital, Lilongwe, on Friday to mark the beginning of the election period ahead of elections next year.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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China’s armed forces make a guest appearance at Ivory Coast’s 64th independence parade on Wednesday in the resort town Grand-Bassam, 42km (26 miles) east of the main city, Abidjan.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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On Saturday evening, Iraqi crooner Kadim al-Sahir performs at the International Festival of Carthage on the outskirts of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Earlier on Saturday in Kibati town in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, wreaths are laid for seven victims of a bombing on 15 July…<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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A mourner is overcome by emotion at the ceremony.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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\"BillelBillel Bensalem \/ Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

On Monday, the International Pizza Festival takes place in Algeria’s capital, Algiers, where 50 competitors vie for the top three spots.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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\"AytacAytac Unal \/ Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The next day, Algeria’s Olympic boxer Imane Khelif goes through to the gold medal fight after she defeats Thailand’s Janjaem Suwannapheng.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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\"HamzaHamza Zait \/ Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Back in her home village of Biban Mesbah, the Algerian welterweight’s fans celebrate her victory.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n

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