Polish, parasols and paint: Africa’s top shots

On Monday in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, a man shields himself from the rain.

Prize-winning Zimbabwean painter Gresham Tapiwa Nyaude stands next to one of his pieces at an art fair in South Africa on Friday.

South African star Tyla takes home the MTV Video Music Award for best afrobeats song – for her track Water – at Wednesday’s ceremony in New York. She used her acceptance speech to point out that diverse African genres are too often lumped together as “afrobeats”, and she in fact makes amapiano music.

South Africa’s DJ Zinhle attends New York Fashion Week on Tuesday.

As does Senegalese-American writer Amy Sall.

On Friday, Achta Toko Njoya of Cameroon celebrates with teammates after scoring against Australia at the Under-20 Fifa Women’s World Cup in Colombia.

On Friday, Achta Toko Njoya of Cameroon celebrates with teammates after scoring against Australia at the Under-20 Fifa Women’s World Cup in Colombia.

Senegalese actors Anna Diakhere Thiandoum and Ibrahima Mbaye attend Deauville Film Festival on Sunday.

Voters in Algeria go to the polls on Saturday in an election which saw President Abdelmadjid Tebboune win a second term.

Families harvest dates in the Egyptian town of Badrashin on Tuesday.

Vendors sell yellow flowers and balloons in Addis Ababa on Tuesday as people prepare for Ethiopian New Year, called Enkutatash.

Homes are submerged in Maiduguri, northern Nigeria, after flooding caused a nearby dam to collapse. Across the country in recent weeks, 170 people have died as result of floods and tens of thousands have been forced from their homes.

Rangers care for the last two living northern white rhinos – Najin and her daughter Fatu – at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in northern Kenya on Saturday.

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