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A man attends a private viewing of the +234 Art fair at the Ecobank Pan-African Center in Nigeria’s commercial hub, Lagos, on Wednesday.

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South Africa’s expelled ambassador Ebrahim Rasool is given a hero’s welcome upon his arrival at Cape Town International Airport on Sunday. Rasool was kicked out of the US after a diplomatic row with Donald Trump’s government.

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Thursday sees a jubilant Sudanese man wave the country’s flag high in the streets of Port Sudan, as he celebrates the army recapturing the capital Khartoum.

Gradel Muyisa Mumbere / Reuters

It’s a sad Wednesday in the north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Beni, as mourners accompany the coffin of late Congolese musician Delphin Katembo Vinywasiki, also known as Delcat Idengo, to his funeral…

Gradel Muyisa Mumbere / Reuters

Idengo’s funeral is a purple affair, and the singer is given a stylish farewell as he’s sent off in a car-shaped casket in his hometown.

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It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no, it’s Nigerian Spider-Man! This popular local figure is an advocate for environmental activism and saves the day by cleaning up waste in his hometown, Osogbo in the south-western Osun state.

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A Senegalese fan, decked out in the nation’s colours, rejoices in Senegal’s stunning victory over Togo in the Fifa World Cup 2026 Africa qualifiers at the Abdoulaye Wade Stadium in Diamniadio.

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On Sunday, Kirsty Coventry, the newly appointed International Olympic Committee (IOC) head, arrives to much fanfare at the Robert Mugabe International Airport in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare.

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In South Africa, puppeteers perform with the puppet of the fictional character of Michael K during a dress rehearsal for the Life & Times of Michael K at The Market Theatre in Johannesburg on Wednesday.

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