Sulking ‘lions’ and sea baptisms: Africa’s leading shots

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Pouting 'lions' and sea baptisms: Africa's top shots

A choice of the week’s finest images from throughout the African continent:

Ethiopian athletes at a training session ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Saturday 1 June 2024

[Amanuel Sileshi/AFP]

As the 2024 Paris Summertime Olympic Games approach, professional athletes heat up at training session in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, on Saturday, in the hopes of winning the gold.

A man carries a sheep at Al-Manashi livestock market, Giza, Egypt – Thursday 6 June 2024A man carries a sheep at Al-Manashi livestock market, Giza, Egypt – Thursday 6 June 2024

[Sayed Hassan/Getty Images]

On Thursday, a guy brings a sheep in an Egyptian market in the city of Giza in preparation for Eid al-Adha, the Banquet of Sacrifice – a significant Islamic vacation.

Members of Zion Christian Church perform baptisms in the seas at North Beach in Durban, South Africa – Sunday 2 June 2024Members of Zion Christian Church perform baptisms in the seas at North Beach in Durban, South Africa – Sunday 2 June 2024

[Alaister Russell/Reuters]

Ocean baptisms are carried out at a beach in the South African city of Durban early on Sunday early morning.

View of a fallen tree and a damaged house in the aftermath of a tornado and extreme weather in Tongaat in South Africa – Tuesday 4 June 2024View of a fallen tree and a damaged house in the aftermath of a tornado and extreme weather in Tongaat in South Africa – Tuesday 4 June 2024

[Rajesh Jantilal/AFP]

The next day tornado-like storms struck the nation’s provinces of KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape, triggering flooding and a substantial quantity of damage, as visualized here on Tuesday…

 A child helps clearing water from an area damaged by floods in Uitenhage on June 05, 2024. Flooding caused by torrential rain and fierce winds on South Africa's eastern coast have killed at least 22 people, local authorities said on Tuesday. Flooding hit several locations in two eastern provinces, two rare tornados were spotted, temperatures plunged and snow fell in some central regions. A child helps clearing water from an area damaged by floods in Uitenhage on June 05, 2024. Flooding caused by torrential rain and fierce winds on South Africa's eastern coast have killed at least 22 people, local authorities said on Tuesday. Flooding hit several locations in two eastern provinces, two rare tornados were spotted, temperatures plunged and snow fell in some central regions.

[ Gianluigi Guercia/AFP]

More than 20 individuals passed away in the serious weather. Here a neighborhood unite to clean up a few of the flood water in Eastern Cape on Wednesday.

Representatives of Ghana's Ashanti king arrive at the funeral of late Ivorian president Henri Konan Bédié in the village of Pépressou, Ivory Coast – Saturday 1 June 2024Representatives of Ghana's Ashanti king arrive at the funeral of late Ivorian president Henri Konan Bédié in the village of Pépressou, Ivory Coast – Saturday 1 June 2024

[Issouf Sanogo/AFP]

On Saturday, agents of the Ghana’s Ashanti king bring pomp and excitement to the funeral service of late Ivorian President Henri Konan Bédié , who was buried 10 months after his death, in his home town of Pépressou in eastern Ivory Coast…

Representatives of Ghana's Ashanti King arrive at the funeral of late Ivorian president Henri Konan Bedie in the village of Pepressou near Daoukro on June 1, 2024.Representatives of Ghana's Ashanti King arrive at the funeral of late Ivorian president Henri Konan Bedie in the village of Pepressou near Daoukro on June 1, 2024.

[Issouf Sanogo/AFP]

Delegations from the area took a trip to honour Bédié, who worked as Ivory Coast’s president from 1993 up until 1999, when he was deposed in coup.

Someone dressed up in a traditional costume for Senegal’s famous Fake Lion Show at a cultural event at Ngor beach in Dakar – Wednesday 5 June 2024Someone dressed up in a traditional costume for Senegal’s famous Fake Lion Show at a cultural event at Ngor beach in Dakar – Wednesday 5 June 2024

[John Wessels/AFP]

An entertainer in Senegal’s popular Phony Lion beach home entertainment reveal positions for the video camera on Wednesday at a cultural occasion in the capital, Dakar…

Competitors race in a pirogue boat during at a cultural event at Ngor beach in Dakar, Senegal – Wednesday 5 June 2024Competitors race in a pirogue boat during at a cultural event at Ngor beach in Dakar, Senegal – Wednesday 5 June 2024

[John Wessels/AFP]

At the very same occasion, competitors is strong to win the pirogue race.

Zamzam Mike Mariam, a four-year-old girl, gets ready to plant a tree along the Mathare River in Nairobi, Kenya – Wednesday 5 June 2024Zamzam Mike Mariam, a four-year-old girl, gets ready to plant a tree along the Mathare River in Nairobi, Kenya – Wednesday 5 June 2024

[Boniface Muthoni/Getty Images]

On the very same day, a four-year-old woman prepares to plant a tree along the Mathare River near her old home in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, which was damaged by the floods a couple of weeks earlier.

Students stranded outside their school because of national strike in Abuja, Nigeria - Monday 3 June 2024Students stranded outside their school because of national strike in Abuja, Nigeria - Monday 3 June 2024

[Kola Sulaimon/AFP]

Trainees in Nigeria look entirely fed up on Monday to discover themselves locked out of school due to the fact that of an across the country basic strike to require a base pay boost.

A man sitting in his mobile library known as the "Taxi Book” in Alexandria, Egypt – Monday 3 June 2024A man sitting in his mobile library known as the "Taxi Book” in Alexandria, Egypt – Monday 3 June 2024

[Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters]

And a mobile library, referred to as the “Taxi Reserve”, is visualized in Egypt’s city of Alexandria on Monday. Mohamed Azzam has actually chosen to utilize his taxi to spread out the love of reading, using text books and books to passers-by.

All images based on copyright.

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