Africa's week in pictures: 26 May-1 June 2023

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A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week:

A woman holding a surfboard jumps off a pier in Durban, South Africa - Sunday 28 May 2023Image source, Kim Ludbrook/EPA

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As the sun rises on South Africa's eastern coast on Sunday, a surfer jumps into the ocean.

Image source, Francois G Durand/Getty Images

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French-Guinean actress and influencer Fatoumata Guinea Kaba takes to the red carpet at France's Cannes Film Festival on Friday...

Image source, Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images

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Also in Cannes that day is Somali-American model Halima Aden, who received the women empowerment gong at the World Influencers and Bloggers Awards (Wiba).

Image source, Mohamed Messara/EPA

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On Saturday, a visitor looks at works by Mohamed Ben Methaf during the Carthage Contemporary Art Days Festival in Tunisia's capital.

Image source, Ronen Zvulun/Reuters

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The next day, Israelis of Ethiopian descent hold up pictures of their relatives during a protest in Jerusalem calling on the government to stop a freeze on Ethiopian Jews emigrating to Israel.

Image source, Andre Kosters/EPA

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In Guinea-Bissau, supporters of Domingos Simões Pereira and his Inclusive Alliance Platform rally on Monday in the capital, ahead of elections on 4 June.

Image source, Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters

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On Saturday, an Egyptian band performs at the International Festival for Drums and Traditional Arts in the capital, Cairo.

Image source, Demian Alday Estevez/EPA

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On the same day, a football fan cheers on Senegal against Colombia in the Under-20 World Cup in the Argentinian city of La Plata. The matched ended in a draw.

Image source, Olukayode Jaiyeola/Getty Images

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Bola Tinubu is sworn in as president of Africa's largest democracy at a ceremony in Abuja on Monday, promising to tackle Nigeria's rampant insecurity and bring in economic reforms.

Image source, Zohra Bensemra/Reuters

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Clashes erupt in Senegal's capital on the same day between police and supporters of Ousmane Sonko. Later in the week the opposition leader was sentenced to two years in jail.

Image source, Jalal Morchidi/EPA

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The Rabat African Capital of Culture fashion show comes to a close on Tuesday with these designs by Morocco's Fadila El Gadi.

Image source, Philippe Lopez/AFP

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And the sun sets on Saturday over the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte, which has begun an operation to deport migrants, many of whom come from nearby Comoros.

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