Africa’s top shots: 15-21 August 2025

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A model in Kenya is photographed on Saturday in a boxing ring ahead of a tournament to mark International Youth Day in Mathare slum in the capital, Nairobi.

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There are big kicks in Cape Town on Tuesday as South African climate activists call for Total to be kicked out of Africa. The energy giant has not responded the campaign but describes itself as committed to providing sustainable energy.

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Mia le Roux, who became the first deaf woman to be crowned Miss South Africa last year, smiles for cameras in the capital, Pretoria, on Friday as she attends a national dialogue convention that seeks to identify the most important issues facing the country.

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Potatoes abound at this food market on Sunday as a trader replenishes his potato stock in Algeria’s capital, Algiers.

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The next day in Wasiko, Uganda, a trombone player blows his horn before a football tournament game at the Africa Nations Championship (Chan), where Uganda faced off South Africa in a group stage match.

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There are smiles on Sunday at a fan zone in Nairobi set up for Kenyan football fans to watch their team take on Zambia in a Chan match.

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On Wednesday, these young children in Nigeria’s city of Lagos participate in festivities on Isese Day, when Yoruba traditions are celebrated.

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In the Nigerian state of Oyo on Saturday there are more Yoruba celebrations as a worshipper of the deity Sango shows off her clothing as she participates in the annual Sango festival.

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On the same day in Detroit, Nigerian musician Asake graces the stage at a concert in the US city.

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Emirati singer, Ahlam, glitters on stage on Thursday during a performance at Tunisia’s Carthage International Festival.

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Divers in a bay in the Egyptian city of Alexandria watch as a crane pulls up a giant stone artefact on Thursday as part of drive to recover sunken antiquities.