Holy nights and stunning sunrises: Africa's top shots

[ad_1] A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond:

<img class="sc-a34861b-0 efFcac" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/0bc5/live/a65fdd00-76a0-11ef-8c1a-df523ba43a9a.jpg.webp" sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/0bc5/live/a65fdd00-76a0-11ef-8c1a-df523ba43a9a.jpg.webp 240w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/0bc5/live/a65fdd00-76a0-11ef-8c1a-df523ba43a9a.jpg.webp 320w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/0bc5/live/a65fdd00-76a0-11ef-8c1a-df523ba43a9a.jpg.webp 480w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/0bc5/live/a65fdd00-76a0-11ef-8c1a-df523ba43a9a.jpg.webp 640w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/0bc5/live/a65fdd00-76a0-11ef-8c1a-df523ba43a9a.jpg.webp 800w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/0bc5/live/a65fdd00-76a0-11ef-8c1a-df523ba43a9a.jpg.webp 1024w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cpsprodpb/0bc5/live/a65fdd00-76a0-11ef-8c1a-df523ba43a9a.jpg.webp 1536w" alt=" Mohamed Hossam/EPA An image of a man celebrating the Prophet Muhammad's birthday inn Giza, Egypt - Friday 13 September 2024." /> Mohamed Hossam/EPA Muslims across the continent celebrate the Prophet Muhammad's birthday, starting in Egypt on Friday… <img class="sc-a34861b-0 efFcac" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/40ad/live/b7b38290-7679-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp" sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/40ad/live/b7b38290-7679-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 240w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/40ad/live/b7b38290-7679-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 320w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/40ad/live/b7b38290-7679-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 480w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/40ad/live/b7b38290-7679-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 640w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/40ad/live/b7b38290-7679-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 800w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/40ad/live/b7b38290-7679-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 1024w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cpsprodpb/40ad/live/b7b38290-7679-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 1536w" alt=" Jihed Abidellaoui/Reuters An image of men dancing and playing instruments to celebrate Prophet Muhammad's birthday in Tunis, Tunisa - Sunday 15 September 2024." /> Jihed Abidellaoui/Reuters While Tunisians honour the occasion on Sunday with drums and dance in the streets of the capital Tunis... <img class="sc-a34861b-0 efFcac" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/5db7/live/9cbc2b80-767a-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp" sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/5db7/live/9cbc2b80-767a-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 240w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/5db7/live/9cbc2b80-767a-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 320w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/5db7/live/9cbc2b80-767a-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 480w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/5db7/live/9cbc2b80-767a-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 640w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/5db7/live/9cbc2b80-767a-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 800w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/5db7/live/9cbc2b80-767a-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 1024w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cpsprodpb/5db7/live/9cbc2b80-767a-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 1536w" alt="John Wessels/AFP An image of a young woman standing in front of bright white light creating a halo-like effect, surrounded by other women who are sitting down and dressed in fully white garments in Dakar, Senegal - Sunday 15 September 2024." /> John Wessels/AFP On the same day, in Senegal, young Muslims gather at the Seydina Limamou Laye Mausoleum in the capital, Dakar... <img class="sc-a34861b-0 efFcac" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/af24/live/dd8ebe00-7677-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp" sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/af24/live/dd8ebe00-7677-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 240w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/af24/live/dd8ebe00-7677-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 320w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/af24/live/dd8ebe00-7677-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 480w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/af24/live/dd8ebe00-7677-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 640w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/af24/live/dd8ebe00-7677-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 800w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/af24/live/dd8ebe00-7677-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 1024w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cpsprodpb/af24/live/dd8ebe00-7677-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 1536w" alt="John Wessels/AFP An image of a young girl walking along a beach in Dakar, Senegal during the celebrations of the birth of the Prophet Muhammad - Sunday 15 September 2024. " /> John Wessels/AFP One young girl wanders off to enjoy the sunrise. <img class="sc-a34861b-0 efFcac" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/8b1a/live/b8b720d0-7682-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp" sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/8b1a/live/b8b720d0-7682-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 240w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/8b1a/live/b8b720d0-7682-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 320w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/8b1a/live/b8b720d0-7682-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 480w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/8b1a/live/b8b720d0-7682-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 640w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/8b1a/live/b8b720d0-7682-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 800w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/8b1a/live/b8b720d0-7682-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 1024w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cpsprodpb/8b1a/live/b8b720d0-7682-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 1536w" alt=" Ahmed Kingimi/Reuters A young Nigerian man wades through the deep waters caused by severe floods in Maiduguri, Nigeria - Tuesday 17 September 2024." /> Ahmed Kingimi/Reuters Tuesday sees a boy push his bike through deep waters following severe flooding in Maiduguri, Nigeria. <img class="sc-a34861b-0 efFcac" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/d3ec/live/8f9cdc70-7683-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp" sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/d3ec/live/8f9cdc70-7683-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 240w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/d3ec/live/8f9cdc70-7683-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 320w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/d3ec/live/8f9cdc70-7683-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 480w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/d3ec/live/8f9cdc70-7683-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 640w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/d3ec/live/8f9cdc70-7683-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 800w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/d3ec/live/8f9cdc70-7683-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 1024w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cpsprodpb/d3ec/live/8f9cdc70-7683-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 1536w" alt="Badru Katumba/AFP An image of Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei's casket in a hall with soldiers flanking both sides, so people can pay their respects before her funeral in Bukwo district in Uganda - Saturday 14 September 2024." /> Badru Katumba/AFP Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who was murdered by her ex-partner, is laid to rest on Saturday with full military honours at her father's homestead in eastern Uganda... <img class="sc-a34861b-0 efFcac" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/2761/live/9ad3cd60-7683-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp" sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/2761/live/9ad3cd60-7683-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 240w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/2761/live/9ad3cd60-7683-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 320w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/2761/live/9ad3cd60-7683-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 480w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/2761/live/9ad3cd60-7683-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 640w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/2761/live/9ad3cd60-7683-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 800w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/2761/live/9ad3cd60-7683-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 1024w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cpsprodpb/2761/live/9ad3cd60-7683-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 1536w" alt="Badru Katumba/AFP An image of Ugandan soldiers doing a gun salute for Ugandan marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei during her burial ceremony in Bukwo distric in Uganda - Saturday 14 September 2024." /> Badru Katumba/AFP The Ugandan military pay their respects with a gun salute... <img class="sc-a34861b-0 efFcac" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/db42/live/81db1ff0-7699-11ef-acda-e96fa573e779.jpg.webp" sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/db42/live/81db1ff0-7699-11ef-acda-e96fa573e779.jpg.webp 240w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/db42/live/81db1ff0-7699-11ef-acda-e96fa573e779.jpg.webp 320w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/db42/live/81db1ff0-7699-11ef-acda-e96fa573e779.jpg.webp 480w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/db42/live/81db1ff0-7699-11ef-acda-e96fa573e779.jpg.webp 640w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/db42/live/81db1ff0-7699-11ef-acda-e96fa573e779.jpg.webp 800w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/db42/live/81db1ff0-7699-11ef-acda-e96fa573e779.jpg.webp 1024w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cpsprodpb/db42/live/81db1ff0-7699-11ef-acda-e96fa573e779.jpg.webp 1536w" alt="Badru Katumba/AFP An image of Rebecca Cheptegei's youngest daughter crying at her funeral while she holds a picture of her mother in Bukwo district in Uganda - Saturday 14 September 2024." /> Badru Katumba/AFP Her youngest daughter cries as she holds a picture of her mother close to her heart. <img class="sc-a34861b-0 efFcac" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/fa33/live/414a23f0-7694-11ef-af59-a7216ae1d8ac.jpg.webp" sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/fa33/live/414a23f0-7694-11ef-af59-a7216ae1d8ac.jpg.webp 240w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/fa33/live/414a23f0-7694-11ef-af59-a7216ae1d8ac.jpg.webp 320w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/fa33/live/414a23f0-7694-11ef-af59-a7216ae1d8ac.jpg.webp 480w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/fa33/live/414a23f0-7694-11ef-af59-a7216ae1d8ac.jpg.webp 640w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/fa33/live/414a23f0-7694-11ef-af59-a7216ae1d8ac.jpg.webp 800w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/fa33/live/414a23f0-7694-11ef-af59-a7216ae1d8ac.jpg.webp 1024w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cpsprodpb/fa33/live/414a23f0-7694-11ef-af59-a7216ae1d8ac.jpg.webp 1536w" alt="Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters People relax at a private beach at the entrance of the Suez Canal, Egypt - Friday 13 September 2024." /> Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters People relax on a private beach at the mouth of the Suez Canal in Egypt. <img class="sc-a34861b-0 efFcac" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/03fb/live/d0bc57a0-769a-11ef-acda-e96fa573e779.jpg.webp" sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/03fb/live/d0bc57a0-769a-11ef-acda-e96fa573e779.jpg.webp 240w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/03fb/live/d0bc57a0-769a-11ef-acda-e96fa573e779.jpg.webp 320w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/03fb/live/d0bc57a0-769a-11ef-acda-e96fa573e779.jpg.webp 480w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/03fb/live/d0bc57a0-769a-11ef-acda-e96fa573e779.jpg.webp 640w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/03fb/live/d0bc57a0-769a-11ef-acda-e96fa573e779.jpg.webp 800w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/03fb/live/d0bc57a0-769a-11ef-acda-e96fa573e779.jpg.webp 1024w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cpsprodpb/03fb/live/d0bc57a0-769a-11ef-acda-e96fa573e779.jpg.webp 1536w" alt=" Prince Samura/EPA An image of a destroyed house as rescuers and residents dig for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed building collapse in Freetown, Sierra Leone - Monday 16 September 2024." /> Prince Samura/EPA Rescuers attempt to dig for survivors after a building collapse killed at least eight people in the Sierra Leone capital Freetown on Monday. <img class="sc-a34861b-0 efFcac" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/ee21/live/09322c00-767c-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp" sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/ee21/live/09322c00-767c-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 240w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/ee21/live/09322c00-767c-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 320w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/ee21/live/09322c00-767c-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 480w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/ee21/live/09322c00-767c-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 640w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/ee21/live/09322c00-767c-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 800w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/ee21/live/09322c00-767c-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 1024w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cpsprodpb/ee21/live/09322c00-767c-11ef-9f01-190391b99f1c.jpg.webp 1536w" alt=" Mohamed Messara/EPA An image of a Tunisian farmer picking grapes during the harvest season at a vineyard in the town Mornag, located on the outskirts of the capital Tunis - Tuesday 17 September 2024." /> Mohamed Messara/EPA In Tunisia, it's time for the grape harvest on Tuesday. From the BBC in Africa this week: What an athlete’s murder tells us about women’s safety in Kenya Climate change is turbo-charging Somalia’s problems - but there's still hope Kidnapped and trafficked twice - a sex worker's life in Sierra Leone ‘Bipolar, colour and me’ - an artist’s spreadsheet of emotion Who was behind one of the deadliest attacks in Sudan? <img class="sc-a34861b-0 efFcac" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/0a19/live/7c722dc0-089d-11ef-b9d8-4f52aebe147d.jpg.webp" sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/0a19/live/7c722dc0-089d-11ef-b9d8-4f52aebe147d.jpg.webp 240w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/0a19/live/7c722dc0-089d-11ef-b9d8-4f52aebe147d.jpg.webp 320w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/0a19/live/7c722dc0-089d-11ef-b9d8-4f52aebe147d.jpg.webp 480w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/0a19/live/7c722dc0-089d-11ef-b9d8-4f52aebe147d.jpg.webp 640w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/0a19/live/7c722dc0-089d-11ef-b9d8-4f52aebe147d.jpg.webp 800w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/0a19/live/7c722dc0-089d-11ef-b9d8-4f52aebe147d.jpg.webp 1024w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cpsprodpb/0a19/live/7c722dc0-089d-11ef-b9d8-4f52aebe147d.jpg.webp 1536w" alt="Getty Images/BBC A woman looking at her mobile phone and the graphic BBC News Africa" /> Getty Images/BBC Go to BBCAfrica.com for more news from the African continent.

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