Africa’s top shots: 17-23 May 2019

Terry Paul

A selection of photos from across Africa this week:

LGBT refugees from South Sudan, Uganda and DR Congo walk on the way to their protest to demand their protection at the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Nairobi, Kenya, on May 17, 2019. - According to them, they have fled from Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps in northern Kenya to avoid life threatened incidents and stayed in front of UNHCR office building in Nairobi since January.Image copyright YASUYOSHI CHIBA
Image caption On Friday South Sudanese LGBT activists protest in Kenya’s capital Nairobi about being threatened in their refugee camps.
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Image caption Burkinabe film director Maimouna N’Diaye smiles for the paparazzi at the Cannes film festival on Wednesday ahead of judging the competitors for the coveted Palme d’Or award.
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Image caption On Tuesday people in Malawi went to the polls to choose their new president and parliament.
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Image caption While in Algeria they are doing things differently, by continuing to protest every Friday to demand the whole ruling elite step down.
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Image caption East of Algeria, Sudanese people have also been protesting for many weeks. On Sunday a protestor flies the country’s flag as he also demands a new government…
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Image caption … the next day Islamist movements rally to try and get Sharia included in Sudan’s new plans.
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Image caption And Libya is also going through a transition but this one is proving bloody. On Wednesday a fighter loyal to the Government of National Accord holds a smoking gun.
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Image caption And on Friday a girl rides past the aftermath of an altercation which reportedly started between taxi drivers in northern Ivory Coast.

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