HomeWorld NewsAfrica's week in pictures: 9-15 August 2019 August 20, 2019 World News Africa’s week in pictures: 9-15 August 2019 By Terry Paul August 20, 2019 A selection of photos from across Africa, and of Africans elsewhere, this week: Image copyright Anadolu Agency Image caption Two friends sit and chat on a fishing boat on the shore of Mauritania’s capital, Nouakchott, on Sunday. Image copyright EPA Image caption On Thursday, this ragged-tooth shark is on the prowl in Cape Town’s Two Oceans Aquarium. Image copyright Reuters Image caption Lava glows inside the crater of Nyiragongo volcano, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on Friday. Image copyright AFP Image caption On Monday, members of Zimbabwe’s presidential guard mark Heroes’ Day in the capital, Harare. Image copyright Gallo Images Image caption Zozibini Tunzi is crowned Miss South Africa 2019 in Pretoria on Friday. She has won praise from other young women in the country for choosing to wear her hair short and natural. Image copyright AFP Image caption On Friday, US singer Jennifer Lopez sprays fake notes from money guns during her first performance in Egypt. Image copyright AFP Image caption A painting of DJ Arafat adorns this minibus in Ivory Coast’s main city, Abidjan, on Wednesday. Two days earlier, the 33-year-old singer known for popularising coupé-décalé dance music was killed in road accident. Image copyright Anadolu Agency Image caption On Saturday, a happy-looking tortoise is photographed on Changuu Island in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Image copyright Anadolu Agency Image caption This girl in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, is one of millions across the continent who took part in Eid Al-Adha prayers on Sunday. Image copyright AFP Image caption The Muslim festival commemorates when God appeared to Ibrahim in a dream and told him to sacrifice his son but before the sacrifice goes ahead, God provides a lamb to be sacrificed instead. Image copyright Reuters Image caption As a result, people also celebrate the festival by sacrificing an animal, like these sheep seen at a livestock market in Somalia the day before. Image copyright Anadolu Agency Image caption On Tuesday, National Women’s Day in Tunisia celebrates the gains of women’s rights legislation in recent years. Image copyright AFP Image caption Performers open proceedings on Saturday at the Women’s AfroBasket tournament in the Senegalese capital, Dakar. Image copyright Anadolu Agency Image caption And on Thursday, a man rides his bicycle between coconut palms in Abidjan. Pictures from Reuters, Gallo Images, EPA, Anadolu Agency, Getty Images and AFP Share FacebookTwitterWhatsAppPinterestLinkedinReddItEmailPrintTumblrTelegramMixVKDiggLINEViberNaverFlipCopy URL Previous articleIndependence Day 2019: When And Where To Watch PM Narendra Modi’s SpeechNext articleIn pictures: Australian Geographic’s photo prize winners More Related Articles World News Kyle Richards Opens Up About Her Relationship with Morgan Wade Amidst Romance Rumors 0 World News Turkish President Erdogan Defends Hamas as a Liberation Group, Draws International Criticism 0 World News Smart Strategies for Consumer Product Businesses: Leveraging Bank Savings in the Food Retail Industry 0 World News Download Hitmen (2023) 0 World News Alan Walker & Sasha Alex Sloan Hero 0 World News Accountability and Transparency: Reforms to Address Mormon Church Abuse 0 World News EPL: We will sue if you fight contract termination – Man Utd warns Ronaldo #Ronaldo 0 World News Everyone Underestimates Him Until They Realise He Has OP Powers Capable Of Killing A God (Top 10) #Anime 0 Movies Movie: Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King (2022) #TrustNoOneTheHuntfortheCryptoKing 0 LEAVE A REPLY Comment: Please enter your comment! Name: Please enter your name here Email: You have entered an incorrect email address! Please enter your email address here Website: Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Captcha verification failed! CAPTCHA user score failed. Please contact us! 5 Days Trending World News A song about His Love!? Listen to Kaestrings’ New Single on BN 0 World News Bank robbery video: Brave policeman’s son, 5, slumps, dies at dad’s burial • Cop spent only three days at bank before attack …Bank, police... 0 World News Hello Long Weekend!?? These Super Amazing Deals from KLM & Air France will get you traveling all you want 0 World News Craziest Pitch Invaders ● Funny Fielders ● Comedy Football 2016/17 HD 0 World News Comment on wowplus.net using Disqus be a pert of something great, speak you mind?? on wowplus.net 0 00:05:16 World News She Sings For Her Ex Boyfriend And Makes Judges Cry… Don’t Go, Tell Me You Stay.. Don’t Break My ♥ 0 Load more