Africa's week in pictures: 17-23 November 2023

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

Jalal Morchidi/EPA Dancers in colourful dresses performing on stageJalal Morchidi/EPA
Members of a musical group from Colombia perform during the opening of the 10th Visa for Music Festival in Rabat, Morocco on Wednesday.
Legnan Koula/EPA Footballers celebrating with one on another's shouldersLegnan Koula/EPA
Ivory Coast players celebrate after scoring a goal during the World Cup 2026 qualifying match on Friday against Seychelles at the Olympic Stadium of Ebimpe, in Abidjan.
Daniel Irungu/EPA A man stands guard on the left and another prays in the middle of the mountainsDaniel Irungu/EPA
A member of the Puntland Maritime Police Force stands guard while another prays during a stopover on their way to the Somali port city of Bosaso on Tuesday.
VATICAN MEDIA HANDOUT Pope Francis shaking Mbengue Nyimbilo Crepin's handVATICAN MEDIA HANDOUT
Pope Francis meets Mbengue Nyimbilo Crepin, a migrant from Cameroon, during a meeting with a delegation from the aid agency Mediterranea Saving Humans, in the Vatican City on Friday.
Carielle Doe/Reuters People smiling and celebrating with posters of Joseph BoakaiCarielle Doe/Reuters
Supporters of the Unity Party and Liberia's President-elect Joseph Boakai celebrate on Monday after his win in Monrovia.
Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters Two Palestinian women hugging in the sunshineIbraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters
Palestinians with foreign passports arrive at the Rafah border crossing with Egypt on Thursday, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.
Chris Milosi/EPA People dancing in costumes in the middle of a stadium full of peopleChris Milosi/EPA
Supporters of DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi perform at the Martyrs stadium in Kinshasa on Sunday, during the launch of his re-election campaign.
SIMON MAINA/AFP Lawyers sitting in court in a lineSIMON MAINA/AFP
Lawyers attend a graduation ceremony at the Supreme Court of Kenya, in Nairobi on Thursday.
Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters Three dancers on stage striking a poseSiphiwe Sibeko/Reuters
Actors perform during a dance opera in Johannesburg on Sunday, celebrating the life of late gay South African anti-apartheid activist Simon Nkoli.
Reuters People knee-deep in flood water, holding umbrellasReuters
People wade through flood waters along a street following heavy rains in the Kisauni district of Mombasa, Kenya, on Friday.
Aaron Ufumeli/EPA People selling pineapples in the street with passersbyAaron Ufumeli/EPA
A vendor sells pineapples at a roadside stall in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, which is in the midst of a cholera outbreak.
Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Reuters Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan, with soldiers holding a wreath in frontMurat Cetinmuhurdar/Reuters
Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan walks during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Martyrs Monument in Algiers, Algeria on Tuesday.

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