Africa’s week in pictures: 21-27 April 2023 – Men of Influence magazine

A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week:

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Preparations get under way at South African Fashion Week in Johannesburg on Friday…

Getty Images A make-up artist applies product to a man's eyelid. — Preparations get under way at South African Fashion Week in Johannesburg on Friday…

Models wore creations by Fuata Moyo, Refuse Clothing, Rubicon and more.

EPA A composite of three images. The first is a woman wearing a hat and top, the second is a man wearing a shirt that has a face painted on it, the third is a woman in a yellow dress. — Models wore creations by Fuata Moyo, Refuse Clothing, Rubicon and more.

On the same day this horseman poses for the camera before the centuries-old Durbar Festival in Ilori, Nigeria.

AFP A man on a horse. Both are adorned in bright colours. — On the same day this horseman poses for the camera before the centuries-old Durbar Festival in Ilori, Nigeria.

The next day in Senegal’s capital Dakar, worshippers gather for Eid prayers marking the end of Ramadan.

Getty Images A woman dressed in white carries a matching white, lace parasol. — The next day in Senegal’s capital Dakar, worshippers gather for Eid prayers marking the end of Ramadan.

On the same day in Ivory Coast, revellers take part in the Popo Carnival…

EPA Two youths wear mirroring face paint in turquoise and yellow. — On the same day in Ivory Coast, revellers take part in the Popo Carnival…

This man is among the celebrants in Bonoua town…

EPA A man painted black crouches on the ground, with a black shield and another stick prop. — This man is among the celebrants in Bonoua town…

The annual festival honours the heritage of the Aboure people and attracts people from all over – including this woman from Trinidad and Tobago.

EPA A woman from a troupe from Trinidad and Tobago smiles and dances in a bright orange outfit. — The annual festival honours the heritage of the Aboure people and attracts people from all over – including this woman from Trinidad and Tobago.

On Friday, Cameroonian sociologist Muhammed Pagna explains how masks made from soil were used as passports for travel and hunting access in pre-colonial times.

Getty Images A man poses with artisanal goods in a kiosk in Yaounde, Cameroon. — On Friday, Cameroonian sociologist Muhammed Pagna explains how masks made from soil were used as passports for travel and hunting access in pre-colonial times.

Thousands are fleeing fighting caused by a rift between two top generals in Sudan. Many people have gone northwards to Egypt, where this Sudanese man is seen at a bus station on Tuesday.

Getty Images A Sudanese man waits at a bus stop in downtown Cairo to return to his family with food. — Thousands are fleeing fighting caused by a rift between two top generals in Sudan. Many people have gone northwards to Egypt, where this Sudanese man is seen at a bus station on Tuesday.

Some others have exited southwards, via South Sudan, like these Kenyan students. But many more foreign nationals are still stuck inside the country and feel bitterly let down by their governments.

Getty Images Students disembark from a Kenya Air Force plane carrying 39 students evacuated from Southern Sudan, after it landed at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on 24 April 24. — Some others have exited southwards, via South Sudan, like these Kenyan students. But many more foreign nationals are still stuck inside the country and feel bitterly let down by their governments.

On Friday, a couple pose for a portrait in Agadez, northern Niger.

AFP A young couple poses for a portrait on a motorbike in the desert. — On Friday, a couple pose for a portrait in Agadez, northern Niger.

In Egypt on the same day, the desert is a fitting backdrop for a shared moment of spiritual contemplation.

Getty Images Muslims perform Eid al-Fitr prayers in Abu Sir village on 21 April. — In Egypt on the same day, the desert is a fitting backdrop for a shared moment of spiritual contemplation.

And on Tuesday, marathon runners pass a memento mori in Morocco’s Saharan expanse.

AFP Competitors take part in stage 3 of the 37th edition of the Marathon des Sables between Jebel El Otfal and Oued Tijekht in the Moroccan Sahara desert. — And on Tuesday, marathon runners pass a memento mori in Morocco’s Saharan expanse.

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