Africa’s week in pictures: 18-24 June 2021

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A selection of the week's best photos of Africans from across the continent and elsewhere.

Child labour in Uganda: The hidden costs of Covid

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When all Uganda's schools closed due to the pandemic, nine-year-old Teddy joined her mother mining for gold.

River Nile dam: Egypt new African allies

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Recent years have seen a dramatic re-engagement with Africa, especially the Nile Basin countries.

Nigeria child abduction: Kidnappers demand millions for a child’s life

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Kidnappers have seized more than 1,000 students and staff in raids on schools in northern Nigeria since December.

South African 10 babies story not true, inquiry finds

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Gosiame Sithole was not recently pregnant and is receiving psychological support, officials say.

Tokyo 2020: Second member of Uganda’s Olympic delegation tests positive in Japan

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The Uganda Olympic Committee announces a second member of its delegation in Japan for the Olympic Games has tested positive for Covid-19.

Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: Heavy casualties reported after air strike

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Eyewitnesses tell the BBC the Ethiopian air force struck a market, which it denies.

The Nigerian priest saving Igbo deities from the bonfires

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Reverend Paul Obayi preserves artefacts burnt by preachers who see them as symbols of idolatry.

Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: Heavy fighting reported

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Rebel forces claim to have seized several towns, which the army has dismissed as "fake news".

‘I smile at racists to silence them’ – Nigeria and Trabzonspor’s Anthony Nwakaeme

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Trabzonspor's Nigerian footballer Anthony Nwakaeme says he smiles at racists fans in order to silence them.