Natasha Booty - BBC News
Fri, April 4, 2025 at 3:25 AM UTC
2 min read
A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond:
In Senegal's capital city Dakar, Muslims belonging to the Layene Sufi order make their way to evening prayers on Friday... [CEM OZDEL / GETTY IMAGES]
Worshippers typically dress all in white. [CEM OZDEL / GETTY IMAGES]
On Tuesday in Nigeria the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan comes to an end... [OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP]
Four tonnes of meat, three tonnes of rice, three tonnes of potatoes and two tonnes of onions cooked in pots are prepared for thousands of people, say organisers of this non-profit community service in South Africa on Sunday. It's all part of celebrations on the final day of Ramadan. [BRENTON GEACH / GETTY IMAGES]
As Eid kicks off in Ivory Coast the next day it's a time to come together and relax. [LUC GNAGO / REUTERS]
In Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria, people release balloons after morning Eid prayers. [AYMAN AREF / GETTY IMAGES]
Trevor the African Bullfrog settles into a new life at Cheshire Zoo in the UK on Monday. Here he is being weighed to monitor his health. [PAUL ELLIS / AFP]
French-Cape Verdean actress Alice Da Luz smiles at the premiere for historical drama Carême, in which she plays a mysterious character called Agathe. [THIBAUD MORITZ / AFP]
After the shocking revelation of the alleged rape of a seven-year-old girl at a school, South Africans take to the streets on Tuesday to demand justice. No arrests have been made in the case. [RAJESH JANTILAL / AFP]
The next day in Egypt, Al Hilal supporters get animated before the Caf Champions League quarter-final football match against rivals Al Ahly. [AYMAN AREF / GETTY IMAGES]
As top banker-turned-presidential candidate Tidjane Thiam is hauled before a court challenging his right to run in Ivory Coast's elections, activists and supporters protest outside the building on Tuesday. [ISSOUF SANOGO / AFP]
And on the same day in South Africa's Delta Park, joggers pass fields of cosmos flowers in bloom. [KIM LUDBROOK /EPA]
From the BBC in Africa this week:
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