Africa’s week in pictures: 2-8 June 2023

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

Kenya starvation cult: In the eyes of a rescue worker

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Mathias Shipeta has been at the heart of the Shakahola cult rescue operation.

Ethiopia: US agency suspends food as drought grips country

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USAID says a coordinated campaign to divert food from those in need has forced it to stop donations.

Sudan conflict: Children rescued from orphanage in Khartoum

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Nearly 300 children, most of them below the age of two, have been evacuated from the capital.

Football in Senegal suspended after deadly protests

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Domestic football suspended in Senegal until further notice following protests that have seen 16 people killed.

Sudan conflict: What to do with the dead bodies in Khartoum

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Some Khartoum residents have become accidental undertakers to stop corpses being left on the streets.

Egypt bans Dutch archaeologists over exhibition linking Beyonce and Rihanna to Queen Nefertiti

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A museum says it is being unfairly punished for showing ancient Egypt's influence on black artists.

Félicien Kabuga: Rwanda genocide suspect unfit to stand trial, UN court rules

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Félicien Kabuga, alleged to have financed Hutu militias, was arrested in France after 26 years on the run.

Tunisian black women: ‘My skin colour says I don’t belong’

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Black women in the North African country are looked down on and made to feel that they do not belong.

The bridge to Ethiopia carrying Sudan’s refugees to safety

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Many refugees are relieved to cross the Metema bridge from Sudan into Ethiopia. But getting there is extremely dangerous.