{"id":35165,"date":"2024-08-23T04:59:22","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T08:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/whoops-blooms-and-blue-moons-africas-top-shots\/23\/08\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-08-23T04:59:22","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T08:59:22","slug":"whoops-blooms-and-blue-moons-africas-top-shots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/whoops-blooms-and-blue-moons-africas-top-shots\/23\/08\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Whoops, blooms and blue moons: Africa&#8217;s top shots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>A selection of the week&#8217;s best photos from across the African continent and beyond:<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 540px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/zEeovEToLwpWNAmL1FhRww--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTIwNDg7aD0xMTUy\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/bba06ea7986b0b9385dd8d9e68f567a6\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Contestants in matching pink suits and black hats wait backstage.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/dgc4.HcLclkhjB7OFcrR8A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/bba06ea7986b0b9385dd8d9e68f567a6\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Miss Universe Kenya contestants prepare backstage in Nairobi on Friday&#8230; [PATRICK MEINHARDT \/ AFP]<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 640px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/ggAoFwyrQuxP_9w_EMlrLQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTIwNDg7aD0xMzY2\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/d4ca24c4d18c7257e50a7e12010728e8\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Women sat on the front row cheer and shout in encouragement.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/hzCNTdWg0DPiV2HWQG8P3g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/d4ca24c4d18c7257e50a7e12010728e8\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Women sat on the front row cheer and shout in encouragement.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/hzCNTdWg0DPiV2HWQG8P3g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/d4ca24c4d18c7257e50a7e12010728e8\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">They are cheered on enthusiastically by the audience. [PATRICK MEINHARDT \/ AFP]<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 640px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/UtQYfiN6iYXK5VsYxgmXKg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTIwNDg7aD0xMzY2\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/6160a0498a946668c6923a42f89bbf08\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"A model walks down a runway wearing a dress with a flower motif. The walls behind her also have two large flower motifs.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/iQSFgk9.XWfG4kEKzD5mew--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/6160a0498a946668c6923a42f89bbf08\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A model walks down a runway wearing a dress with a flower motif. The walls behind her also have two large flower motifs.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/iQSFgk9.XWfG4kEKzD5mew--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/6160a0498a946668c6923a42f89bbf08\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">On the same day, models showcase clothes from Nigerian-born fashion designer Adebayo Oke-Lawal at the V&amp;A museum in the UK. [WIKTOR SZYMANOWICZ \/ GETTY IMAGES]<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 640px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/RMjY1sz0cjVKrSWFKWp3xA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTIwNDg7aD0xMzY2\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/41c9f799f1f2cb7eccaf29a75e8cf70b\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"A woman wears her hair in two puffs - one is black, the other is pink.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/e38w_l3H4wGRVmhV4fcRzg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/41c9f799f1f2cb7eccaf29a75e8cf70b\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A woman wears her hair in two puffs - one is black, the other is pink.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/e38w_l3H4wGRVmhV4fcRzg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/41c9f799f1f2cb7eccaf29a75e8cf70b\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Malian basketballer Maimouna Haidara sports multi-coloured hair at a match against Venezuela in Mexico. The West Africans went on to win 88-66. [CARLOS SANTIAGO \/ GETTY IMAGES]<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 640px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/4HVXdfNU6s.7xSc.Gvow2A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTIwNDg7aD0xMzY2\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/9eee467f8cb78e44380cabf4c86bcfb5\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"A man sits surrounded by Khayamiya - a decorative Egyptian textile that dates back to Ancient Egypt. He is working on one of the pieces. \" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/92H_6eeKQFFjvzxxDokaPw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/9eee467f8cb78e44380cabf4c86bcfb5\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A man sits surrounded by Khayamiya - a decorative Egyptian textile that dates back to Ancient Egypt. He is working on one of the pieces. \" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/92H_6eeKQFFjvzxxDokaPw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/9eee467f8cb78e44380cabf4c86bcfb5\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">A man crafts decorative Khayamiya textiles at a covered market in Cairo, Egypt, on Saturday. [DOAA ADEL \/ GETTY IMAGES]<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 640px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/vBA2AJuyfe4Ol1S4BMVB7g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTI0MDA7aD0xNjAw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/b81a11e4e953e72beff67013785d2058\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"An elephant takes food offered to him from a man's hand.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/5E8mGV0AIr6UNcBEFd6NIA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/b81a11e4e953e72beff67013785d2058\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"An elephant takes food offered to him from a man's hand.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/5E8mGV0AIr6UNcBEFd6NIA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/b81a11e4e953e72beff67013785d2058\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Forty-two-year-old retired circus elephant, Charlie, is transferred to a game reserve in South Africa&#8217;s Limpopo province on Wednesday. [FOUR PAWS \/ EPA]<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 590px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:61%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/0CAm2rKRiCKJWuXk4o26qQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTI0MDA7aD0xNDc0\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/0f55bb566e180a1462db81634a37540f\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Caroline Nyaga waves and says thank you to the robot waitress that has brought food to her dining table. \" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/2xjPzIbNEDbGS7H7aDy__w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU5MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/0f55bb566e180a1462db81634a37540f\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Caroline Nyaga waves and says thank you to the robot waitress that has brought food to her dining table. \" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/2xjPzIbNEDbGS7H7aDy__w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU5MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/0f55bb566e180a1462db81634a37540f\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">A customer thanks a robot for serving her food at the Robot Cafe in Nairobi on Thursday. [MONICAH MWANGI \/ REUTERS]<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 711px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:74%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/FSbCuH37ryIVXX5ctImXow--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTIwNDg7aD0xNTE2\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/3bb9b055f4d03f5d81e5642a00e984c3\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Dricus Du Plessis of South Africa and Israel Adesanya of Nigeria embrace and talk in the ring.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/L0Z.7jM_UdxqI43QDAY5FQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTcxMQ--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/3bb9b055f4d03f5d81e5642a00e984c3\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dricus Du Plessis of South Africa and Israel Adesanya of Nigeria embrace and talk in the ring.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/L0Z.7jM_UdxqI43QDAY5FQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTcxMQ--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/3bb9b055f4d03f5d81e5642a00e984c3\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Dricus Du Plessis of South Africa and Israel Adesanya of Nigeria embrace after slugging it out at their UFC middleweight championship fight on Sunday, won by Du Plessis. [JEFF BOTARI \/ GETTY IMAGES]<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 640px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/EVEPffMGMBvNi_OCNCITeg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTIwNDg7aD0xMzY2\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/eac3be3da2fd6f7fe5855dce2d9d1a0b\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Residents wave flags during a military parade for Gabon Independence Day.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/6uT0nSVrxIAoyXnn1UZKjg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/eac3be3da2fd6f7fe5855dce2d9d1a0b\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Residents wave flags during a military parade for Gabon Independence Day.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/6uT0nSVrxIAoyXnn1UZKjg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/eac3be3da2fd6f7fe5855dce2d9d1a0b\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">People wave flags in Gabon&#8217;s capital, Libreville, during Saturday&#8217;s Independence Day parade. [WILFRIED MBINAH \/ AFP]<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 642px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/53KaGbYiGnxlUJYKUM4OZQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTIwNDg7aD0xMzcw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/8510f920d382c8970304458128266529\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"An effigy of the Virgin Mary is carried above the heads of people (who are out of eyeshot). In the background, there is a large mural of a woman's face. \" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/NCwAS2J079dDULkirMxI3g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0Mg--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/8510f920d382c8970304458128266529\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"An effigy of the Virgin Mary is carried above the heads of people (who are out of eyeshot). In the background, there is a large mural of a woman's face. \" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/NCwAS2J079dDULkirMxI3g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0Mg--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/8510f920d382c8970304458128266529\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Christians carry an effigy of the Virgin Mary during the Madonna of Trapani festival on Friday in Tunisia&#8217;s capital, Tunis. [YASSINE GAIDI \/ GETTY IMAGES]<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 638px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Fgkb9CmWeOyw9ObYj9pyxA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTIwNDg7aD0xMzYy\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/96f486c50ebdf49fef5c5b463b0d1f14\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Fans wait for the beginning of the then cancelled concert by Congolese artist Fally Ipupa at the Ihusi Village in Goma on 16 August.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/qkn4l_Vnd_9euOrJ9TmPEQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYzOA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/96f486c50ebdf49fef5c5b463b0d1f14\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fans wait for the beginning of the then cancelled concert by Congolese artist Fally Ipupa at the Ihusi Village in Goma on 16 August.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/qkn4l_Vnd_9euOrJ9TmPEQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYzOA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/96f486c50ebdf49fef5c5b463b0d1f14\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Fans in Goma get hyped up before a Fally Ipupa concert on Friday. The Congolese singer ended up cancelling a string of his shows &#8211; refunds were promised but many ticket-buyers complain they have not got their money back yet. [GUERCHOM NDEBO \/ AFP]<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 640px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/nU8HFFGOjA__2QJWlJ432w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTIwNDg7aD0xMzY2\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/014c8cd016ac0f4bbd7712ec7ba4717f\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Allan &quot;Manazz&quot; Mojo (L) and Tony &quot;Kantel&quot; Otieno (R) hold their neckchains up.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/TB.c.cvnIeNdr7pMepO0AQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/014c8cd016ac0f4bbd7712ec7ba4717f\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Allan &quot;Manazz&quot; Mojo (L) and Tony &quot;Kantel&quot; Otieno (R) hold their neckchains up.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/TB.c.cvnIeNdr7pMepO0AQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/014c8cd016ac0f4bbd7712ec7ba4717f\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Kenyan rap duo Wadagliz pose for the camera during an interview in Nairobi. Their hit song Anguka Nayo &#8211; meaning &#8220;Roll With It&#8221; &#8211; has become a soundtrack to recent youth-led anti-government rallies. [SIMON MAINA \/ AFP]<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 671px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:70%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/oBfIyXL_pKvH7pIfWj8ydA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTIwNDg7aD0xNDMy\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/f7efcbe39832b9397ebde6ada9f42810\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Abigail Kubeka stands on stage at a tribute show.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/6xWPme7RfL810txRkONQ0Q--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY3MQ--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/f7efcbe39832b9397ebde6ada9f42810\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Abigail Kubeka stands on stage at a tribute show.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/6xWPme7RfL810txRkONQ0Q--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY3MQ--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/f7efcbe39832b9397ebde6ada9f42810\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">In Johannesburg on Saturday, South African actress Abigail Kubeka is honoured at an event marking her 67-year career. [OUPA BOPAPE \/ GETTY IMAGES]<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 640px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/W.y.2CkQpvGtX.NnVRC2eQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTI0MDA7aD0xNjAw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/c300e8ce28841961877dadc4f750a24e\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"People use a boat to move in a flooded street.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/G2Iv_IUjX2qNUkDNv8Jq4g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/c300e8ce28841961877dadc4f750a24e\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"People use a boat to move in a flooded street.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/G2Iv_IUjX2qNUkDNv8Jq4g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/c300e8ce28841961877dadc4f750a24e\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">People in the flooded capital of Chad, N&#8217;Djamena, use a boat to get around on Wednesday. More than 16,000 homes have been damaged and destroyed in the country since mid-July. [CHANCELIN MBAIRAMADJI MOITA\/EPA]<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 640px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/p5ROT.PBWGROprsUsyojCQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTIwNDg7aD0xMzY2\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/c701b6e4b27ca957674889eff538a8aa\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Burundian journalist Floriane Irangabiye (R) greets members of her legal team after walking out of the Bubanza prison.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/jLreRLKJHDGIqxSm8.cgsQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/c701b6e4b27ca957674889eff538a8aa\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Burundian journalist Floriane Irangabiye (R) greets members of her legal team after walking out of the Bubanza prison.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/jLreRLKJHDGIqxSm8.cgsQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/c701b6e4b27ca957674889eff538a8aa\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Burundian journalist and government critic Floriane Irangabiye thanks her legal team who had pleaded with the president to free her from prison, which he finally did on Friday, granting her an official pardon. [TCHANDROU NITANGA \/ AFP]<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 601px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:63%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/L8zycM65Sq.DdGqdkp3u_w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTE5NTI7aD0xMjIy\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/ae9abe33ba38eafc1ccb569ba98d6939\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Justine Munguiko holds her child who has been cured of Mpox.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/pnt0ZWa2c7f1PpOMjnj7Cw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYwMQ--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/ae9abe33ba38eafc1ccb569ba98d6939\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Justine Munguiko holds her child who has been cured of Mpox.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/pnt0ZWa2c7f1PpOMjnj7Cw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYwMQ--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/ae9abe33ba38eafc1ccb569ba98d6939\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">On Sunday, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Justine Munguiko holds her child who has been cured of mpox. This virus is &#8220;not the new Covid&#8221; because authorities clearly know how to control its spread, a leading World Health Organization expert has said. [ARLETTE BASHIZI \/ REUTERS]<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 540px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/INxjzIfJc_G8cnjPCpjCfw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTIxNjA7aD0xMjE2\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/2766b856426ac03cfeec3581e2fc8e1c\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Aid trucks with relief material for Sudan's Darfur region, at a location given as the border of Chad and Sudan.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/baeT.1J4ig7eUXai0FoFKw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/2766b856426ac03cfeec3581e2fc8e1c\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Aid trucks with relief material for Sudan's Darfur region, at a location given as the border of Chad and Sudan.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/baeT.1J4ig7eUXai0FoFKw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/2766b856426ac03cfeec3581e2fc8e1c\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">On Wednesday, food aid is finally permitted to enter Sudan&#8217;s Darfur region for the first time in six months. The breakthrough came following international pressure to avert full-scale famine. More than half of the country&#8217;s population need assistance, the UN estimates. [IOM \/ REUTERS]<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 640px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/YZIRULcD._nuHhIM6CPkig--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTIwNDg7aD0xMzY2\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/ad73a08c320c09c3494bf5b6246b4d27\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Party supporters and delegates dance at the opening day of the Democratic Progressive Party's elective convention in Blantyre. They are wearing matching blue clothing.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/uHL6luw773KQr8Hhvr2n9Q--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/ad73a08c320c09c3494bf5b6246b4d27\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Party supporters and delegates dance at the opening day of the Democratic Progressive Party's elective convention in Blantyre. They are wearing matching blue clothing.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/uHL6luw773KQr8Hhvr2n9Q--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/ad73a08c320c09c3494bf5b6246b4d27\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Malawi&#8217;s main opposition DPP gathers on Sunday for a party conference where ex-President Peter Mutharika was formally chosen to stand in next year&#8217;s presidential election. [AMOS GUMULIRA \/ AFP ]<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 643px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/r5Km7lhO5J.vzmtb0IIOGA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTE5NTI7aD0xMzA4\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/ea71dfa04f06e7351caf22055d751e33\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Engineer in fisheries and marine environment, Ramla Bouhlel, displays a Posidonia plant, inside Notre Grand Bleu headquarters.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Jy6WVUaNrhYng.S3ZUT4NA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0Mw--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/ea71dfa04f06e7351caf22055d751e33\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Engineer in fisheries and marine environment, Ramla Bouhlel, displays a Posidonia plant, inside Notre Grand Bleu headquarters.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Jy6WVUaNrhYng.S3ZUT4NA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0Mw--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/ea71dfa04f06e7351caf22055d751e33\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Fisheries engineer Ramla Bouhlel handles a Posidonia plant in Tunisia&#8217;s coastal city of Monastir on Friday. According to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WFF), this type of seagrass &#8220;creates essential living habitats for thousands of marine species&#8221;. [JIHED ABIDELLAOUI \/ REUTERS]<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 671px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:70%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/xUlhQeUowv1vXrPB6WhrrQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTI0MDA7aD0xNjc4\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/f5daceee90ec73c4f2208e4a7da1b3f1\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"A super moon, known as the Blue Moon, rises over Kalk Bay harbour in Cape Town. \" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/aZ7v3VN_Symf4qe82hvC1g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY3MQ--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/f5daceee90ec73c4f2208e4a7da1b3f1\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A super moon, known as the Blue Moon, rises over Kalk Bay harbour in Cape Town. \" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/aZ7v3VN_Symf4qe82hvC1g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY3MQ--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/f5daceee90ec73c4f2208e4a7da1b3f1\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">And on Monday evening a supermoon, also known as the Blue Moon, rises over Cape Town in South Africa. [ESA ALEXANDER \/ REUTERS]<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>From the BBC in Africa this week:<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 295px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:31%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/F2o7KIiDCzZU9x7aha32PQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTE5NTI7aD02MDA-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/e70f5e2d3e91b5ce9a04201c81e1134b\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"A woman looking at her mobile phone and the graphic BBC News Africa\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/R53CmdtQyYsC7RR0ZwFhBA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTI5NQ--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/e70f5e2d3e91b5ce9a04201c81e1134b\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A woman looking at her mobile phone and the graphic BBC News Africa\" 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