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Preachers and players: Africa's top shots

Cecilia Macaulay
BBC News
GERALD ANDERSON/GETTY IMAGES Two Maasai wearing their traditional attire. One man is helping the other apply body art.GERALD ANDERSON/GETTY IMAGES
On Wednesday two Maasai men are photographed applying body art at Sekenani Camp in Kenya...
GERALD ANDERSON/GETTY IMAGES A Maasai man blowing smoke in an apparent attempt to make a fire.GERALD ANDERSON/GETTY IMAGES
On the same day at the same location another man blows smoke as he appears to attempt to make a fire.
MIKE COPPOLA/GETTY IMAGES A close up of Tems who is wearing a blue and green African-style outfit.MIKE COPPOLA/GETTY IMAGES
Nigerian singer Tems graces the blue carpet at the 2025 Met Gala in New York on Monday, wearing an outfit by British-Ghanaian designer Oswald Boateng...
MICHAEL LOCCISANO/GETTY IMAGES A wide shot of Tyla on the blue carpet, who is wearing a flowy white dress with a long tail and sporting a blonde-pixie style cut.MICHAEL LOCCISANO/GETTY IMAGES
South African singer Tyla is also spotted in a flowing white Jacquemus dress.
AHMAD HASABALLAH/GETTY IMAGES Man walks past an exhibition stall and a bright blue building with street artwork.AHMAD HASABALLAH/GETTY IMAGES
On Sunday in Aswan, Egypt, a man passes an exhibition of handicrafts...
AHMAD HASABALLAH/GETTY IMAGES Man stands in the middle of an exhibition stall stocking several bags...AHMAD HASABALLAH/GETTY IMAGES
In the same city on the same day a man is photographed inside a stall stocking woven baskets...
NURETTIN BOYDAK/GETTY IMAGES A man smiling whilst holding on to his camel. There is a pyramid in the background. NURETTIN BOYDAK/GETTY IMAGES
Meanwhile in Giza an Egyptian man smiles next to his camel, while standing outside the Zoser Pyramid.
MARIO TAMA/GETTY IMAGES A Nigerian reverend sister wearing a blue habit on the phone as two other sisters wearing black and white habits walk by on the streets of Rome. MARIO TAMA/GETTY IMAGES
While in the Italian capital Rome on Tuesday, a Nigerian reverend sister chats on the phone, as two other sisters walk by the day before the commencement of the Papal Conclave in the Vatican City...
THOMAS MUKOYA/REUTERS A woman next to a stack of newspapers with Pope Leo XIV on the front page. THOMAS MUKOYA/REUTERS
The conclave concludes just two days later, and workers in Nairobi, Kenya, sort through copies of the Daily Nation newspaper showing the new Pope, Leo XIV - the first US-born leader of the Catholic Church.
JEROME FAVRE/EPA Smoke is in the background as Lamine Cissoko smiles whilst he plays the kora.JEROME FAVRE/EPA
There is also white smoke in Dakar, Senegal, where musician Lamine Cissoko is photographed playing the kora at the Stereo Africa Festival in the city's French Institute on Wednesday...
JEROME FAVRE/EPA Zobel Raoul in golden body paint squats as he grips a knife in his mouth and balances a bag of salt on his head. JEROME FAVRE/EPA
From smoke to salt - Cameroon's Zobel Raoul puts on a performance at the same location on Tuesday.
Getty Images Woman wearing all black and black and white face paint spreads open her cape as she protests with police behind her. Getty Images
This woman spreads her wings on Monday as she protests against oil and gas drilling in Cape Town, South Africa.
SEAN DRAKES/GETTY IMAGES Seun Kuti sings with the microphone, whilst a band member plays the guitar in the background. SEAN DRAKES/GETTY IMAGES
Afrobeat star Seun Kuti takes to the stage in Florida on Saturday, alongside the Egypt 80 band whilst on their tour - Heavier Yet...
OUPA BOBAPE/GETTY IMAGES Dineo Ranaka making a heart symbol to the camera. OUPA BOBAPE/GETTY IMAGES
Over in Mbombela, South Africa on the same day, radio presenter Dineo Ranaka smiles for the cameras at the 2025 Metro FM Music Awards.
ALEX GRIMM/GETTY IMAGES Ninou Diatta doing a backflip on the sand. ALEX GRIMM/GETTY IMAGES
From poses to backflips - Senegalese footballer Ninou Diatta celebrates after his team scores a goal during a match against Chile at the Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup in Seychelles on Tuesday, which saw Senegal win 7-3.
GERALD ANDERSON/GETTY IMAGES Giraffe looks on as bird flies byGERALD ANDERSON/GETTY IMAGES
More subdued scenes back in Maasai Mara, Kenya, as this giraffe looks on as a small bird whizzes by on the same day.
LUIS TATO/AFP A man in a green suit on top of a boat, preaching to a crowd.LUIS TATO/AFP
And this street preacher gets passionate as he speaks to a group of fishermen in Bujumbura, Burundi, on Friday.

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