A selection of photos from across the African continent this week:
UN, others celebrate Mandela’s legacy in LagosImage copyrightAPImage captionOn Saturday, grandmothers take to the streets in Durban to demand more support to look after Aids orphans ahead of a big conference in the South African city about the epidemic.Image copyrightAFPImage captionOn the same day in neighbouring Zimbabwe, hundreds of women beat their pots outside City Hall in Bulawayo to show they do not have enough to cook because of the worsening economy…Image copyrightAPImage captionFour days later, in what appeared to be an attempt to counter opposition-organised protests, thousands rally in support of Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s 92-year-old president.Image copyrightAPImage captionIn Somalia, which has seen much Turkish investment in recent years, people protest on Saturday in the capital, Mogadishu, against the attempted coup in Turkey…Image copyrightAPImage captionTwo days later, people in Mogadishu pick up sticks during a traditional Somali dance festival.Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionSwords are raised in honour as Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir welcomes the President of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, to Khartoum on Tuesday.Image copyrightAFPImage captionOn Sunday, these three peek into a makeshift cinema in the village of Bugara in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.Image copyrightAFPImage captionA woman who fled fighting in South Sudan talks on her phone on Saturday in a makeshift came in Uganda. People are continuing to arrive despite a cessation of hostilities.Image copyrightAFPImage captionOn Monday, Burundian runner Francine Niyonsaba celebrates after winning the women’s 800m race at the Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix.Image copyrightAFPImage captionOn the same day over in Kenya’s Nandy County, rugby player Collins Injera poses at his Rio Olympics training camp.Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionLibyan forces fighting so-called Islamic State in Sirte take a break from the frontline battle on Tuesday.Image copyrightAPImage captionBack in Durban on Saturday, US rapper and actress Queen Latifah addresses a crowd at a stadium for the Keep the Promise concert about global Aids funding…Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionOn Monday at the opening of the International Aids Conference, clothing made from condoms are on display…Image copyrightEPAImage captionAnd inside the conference the next day people dressed in man-sized condoms watch one of the performances.
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