Africa’s top shots: 5-11 July 2019

Terry Paul

A selection of photos from across Africa and of Africans elsewhere this week:

A model presents a creation by local designers during a fashion show in Durban, on July 6, 2019.Image copyright Getty Images
Image caption On Saturday a model struts her stuff in a fashion show in the South African city of Durban…
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Image caption … the pageant showcased creations by local designers.
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Image caption It was celebration time for protesters in Sudan’s capital city Khartoum on Friday…
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Image caption … ruling generals and protest leaders announced they had reached an agreement to share power…
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Image caption … and hold elections in three years, as the protesters had demanded. However the deal has still not been signed…
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Image caption … on Tuesday, a mother mourns her son who was killed during anti-government protests in Khartoum.
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Image caption And hands were also wide open for one Senegal football fan at the Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday. They won 1-0 against Benin to reach the semi-finals.
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Image caption … It was a win for Nigeria fans too, 2-1 against South Africa…
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Image caption … that South African goal was originally ruled offside but the video assistant referee (VAR) allowed it.
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Image caption Further south in Ethiopia, a store of bananas catches the light.
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Image caption Also on Tuesday, a man awaited a much more serious fate as a group of African asylum seekers in north-western Mexico waits to enter the US….
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Image caption … Asylum seekers claimed Mexican migration officials were selling spots in the line to get an interview with US migration authorities.
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Image caption and it was that Friday feeling in Alexandria, Egypt on… well, Friday.

Pictures from AFP, Getty Images, Nur Photo and Anadolu Agency

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