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Pelicans, prayers and people power: Africa's top shots

By Susan Darwin

Pelicans, prayers and people power: Africa's top shots

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

A female performer smiles in a pink and blue headdress - with pink sequins around her eyes and pink lipstick poses at a carnival in Cape Town ahead of the 2024 Earthshot Prize - Wednesday 6 November 2024A female performer smiles in a pink and blue headdress - with pink sequins around her eyes and pink lipstick poses at a carnival in Cape Town ahead of the 2024 Earthshot Prize - Wednesday 6 November 2024
Carnival performers in traditional multi-coloured South African costumes and hats smile. They are also have a stripe of red face paint over their eyes and white markings painted on their cheeks, forehead and chin - Cape Town, South Africa - Wednesday 6 November 2024Carnival performers in traditional multi-coloured South African costumes and hats smile. They are also have a stripe of red face paint over their eyes and white markings painted on their cheeks, forehead and chin - Cape Town, South Africa - Wednesday 6 November 2024
Climate activist and organiser of the 4th Women's March for Climate, Khady Camara (L), dressed in purple addresses participants in Dakar, Senegal - Saturday 2 November 2024Climate activist and organiser of the 4th Women's March for Climate, Khady Camara (L), dressed in purple addresses participants in Dakar, Senegal - Saturday 2 November 2024
A woman in a stripped shirt with a towel over her shoulder shouts and holds up empty tear gas cannisters at a protest in Maputo. Behind her is the Mozambican flag - Thursday 7 November 2024A woman in a stripped shirt with a towel over her shoulder shouts and holds up empty tear gas cannisters at a protest in Maputo. Behind her is the Mozambican flag - Thursday 7 November 2024
Men sit on the floor covered with mats around a dish placed on a silver platter. They are sharing the food, eating with their hands, in Omdurman, Sudan - Friday 1 November 2024Men sit on the floor covered with mats around a dish placed on a silver platter. They are sharing the food, eating with their hands, in Omdurman, Sudan - Friday 1 November 2024
A bearded army soldier, viewed from behind, scans the frontline with binoculars through a broken window in Khartoum, Sudan - Sunday 3 November 2024A bearded army soldier, viewed from behind, scans the frontline with binoculars through a broken window in Khartoum, Sudan - Sunday 3 November 2024
Change Alliance supporters in mainly red, purple T-shirt hold flags as they gather to attend a campaign rally - bunting in the party colours - purple, yellow, red and blue - can also be seen in Port Louis, Mauritius - Sunday 3 November 2024Change Alliance supporters in mainly red, purple T-shirt hold flags as they gather to attend a campaign rally - bunting in the party colours - purple, yellow, red and blue - can also be seen in Port Louis, Mauritius - Sunday 3 November 2024
People walk past 10 framed photographs of different braided hairstyles hung on a wall painted maroon during the Paris Photo fair at the Grand Palais in Paris, France - Wednesday 6 November 2024People walk past 10 framed photographs of different braided hairstyles hung on a wall painted maroon during the Paris Photo fair at the Grand Palais in Paris, France - Wednesday 6 November 2024
Whitney Peak, with long curly hair and wearing a grey jean jacket with a Chanel logo broach pinned to it, waves - Tuesday 5 November 2024Whitney Peak, with long curly hair and wearing a grey jean jacket with a Chanel logo broach pinned to it, waves - Tuesday 5 November 2024
Several female models with long hair tied back on a podium - one with a robe with lots of old ties attached to it in Cairo, Egypt - Tuesday 5 November 2024Several female models with long hair tied back on a podium - one with a robe with lots of old ties attached to it in Cairo, Egypt - Tuesday 5 November 2024
A woman is seen throw the cross of gravestone as she bows her head and clasps her hands in Abidjan, Ivory Coast - Friday 1 November 2024A woman is seen throw the cross of gravestone as she bows her head and clasps her hands in Abidjan, Ivory Coast - Friday 1 November 2024
A group of female refugees perform on stage, holding up material that matches their skirts as part of a traditional cultural dance at the Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa, Malawi - Saturday 2 November 2024A group of female refugees perform on stage, holding up material that matches their skirts as part of a traditional cultural dance at the Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa, Malawi - Saturday 2 November 2024
A woman in a black top with bright pink short hair sings into a microphone during the Tumaini Festival at Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa, Dowa, Malawi - Saturday 2 November 2024A woman in a black top with bright pink short hair sings into a microphone during the Tumaini Festival at Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa, Dowa, Malawi - Saturday 2 November 2024
Laureate of the Prix Goncourt literary prize, Algerian writer Kamel Daoud waves from a window of Drouant Restaurant Paris, holding up his book. A street sign for Rue Gaillon can be seen on the wall to the left of the window - Monday 4 November 2024Laureate of the Prix Goncourt literary prize, Algerian writer Kamel Daoud waves from a window of Drouant Restaurant Paris, holding up his book. A street sign for Rue Gaillon can be seen on the wall to the left of the window - Monday 4 November 2024
Rwandan-French writer and singer Gael Faye, whose image is also reflected in a mirror, poses with his book Jacaranda in Paris, France - Monday 4 November 2024Rwandan-French writer and singer Gael Faye, whose image is also reflected in a mirror, poses with his book Jacaranda in Paris, France - Monday 4 November 2024
Chidimma Adetshina attends the Miss Universe Catrinas Gala wearing a sequined pink dress and a Nigeria sash - Friday 1 November 2024Chidimma Adetshina attends the Miss Universe Catrinas Gala wearing a sequined pink dress and a Nigeria sash - Friday 1 November 2024
A protester with dreads, a beard and wearing orange lensed sunglasses shouts at Kalk Bay Harbour in Cape Town, South Africa - Thursday 7 November 2024A protester with dreads, a beard and wearing orange lensed sunglasses shouts at Kalk Bay Harbour in Cape Town, South Africa - Thursday 7 November 2024
Hands touching the beak of a pelican, which has a red eye, in Saint Louis, Senegal - Saturday 2 NovemberHands touching the beak of a pelican, which has a red eye, in Saint Louis, Senegal - Saturday 2 November
A group of African penguins rest or walk on a beach with boulders in Simon's Town, South Africa - Friday 1 November 2024A group of African penguins rest or walk on a beach with boulders in Simon's Town, South Africa - Friday 1 November 2024

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