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Africa's week in pictures: 8-14 June 2018

14 June 2018

A selection of the best photos from across Africa and of Africans elsewhere in the world this week.

The entire continent appears to be gripped by World Cup fever, and these inmates at Kenya's Kamiti Maximum Prison were not going to miss out. Hours before the first game of the contest on Thursday, they held their own Russia v Saudi Arabia match.

Reuters A Kenyan prisoner wearing a shirt with the words "Crime is not good" watches a mock world cup soccer match between Russia and Saudi Arabia, as part of a month-long soccer tournament involving eight prison teams at the Kamiti Maximum Prison, Kenya"s largest prison facility, near Nairobi, — The entire continent appears to be gripped by World Cup fever, and these inmates at Kenya's Kamiti Maximum Prison were not going to miss out. Hours before the first game of the contest on Thursday, they held their own Russia v Saudi Arabia match.

Six days earlier, Mali's visually-impaired football team were in Madrid to play against Brazil in the Blind Football World Championships.

AFP A Malian blind football gestures during a match of the International Blind Sports Federation"s Blind Football World Championships against Brazil in Madrid on June 08, 2018 — Six days earlier, Mali's visually-impaired football team were in Madrid to play against Brazil in the Blind Football World Championships.

Then on Tuesday, Nigerian police officers were pictured settling into their Moscow base, where they will be for the duration of the World Cup, by taking a selfie with one of their new colleagues.

AFP Nigeria's and Russia's law enforcement officers take a selfie at the opening of the Centre for International Police Cooperation; the Centre is to be in operation during the 2018 FIFA World Cup. — Then on Tuesday, Nigerian police officers were pictured settling into their Moscow base, where they will be for the duration of the World Cup, by taking a selfie with one of their new colleagues.

On Wednesday, it could have been tears for Morocco after it failed to win its bid to host the World Cup in 2026 - but that doesn't seem to have dampened the spirit of these cheering fans in St Petersburg.

Getty Images Supporters of Morocco gather in St Petersburg ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup on June 13, 2018 in St Petersburg, Russia — On Wednesday, it could have been tears for Morocco after it failed to win its bid to host the World Cup in 2026 - but that doesn't seem to have dampened the spirit of these cheering fans in St Petersburg.

Back on the African continent, this little girl was pictured waiting patiently while the grown-ups prayed at a bus terminal in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on Thursday.

AFP A little girl sits next to people praying at the site of a bus terminal in Adjame, a quarter of Abidjan, on June 14, 2018 — Back on the African continent, this little girl was pictured waiting patiently while the grown-ups prayed at a bus terminal in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on Thursday.

Further north on Monday, this little chap was all smiles before taking part in an annual circumcision celebration in Kairouan, Tunisia.

AFP Tunisian families bring their children for annual circumcision feast tradition at Sidi Sahab Zawiya and Madrasa ahead of Laylat al-Qadr in Kairouan, Tunisia on June 11, 2018 — Further north on Monday, this little chap was all smiles before taking part in an annual circumcision celebration in Kairouan, Tunisia.

The same day, Father Lucien Ambunga welcomes a congregant to St Joseph Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo. As a survivor of the recent Ebola outbreak, his wide smile is perhaps understandable.

AFP Father Lucien Ambunga, a Catholic priest who survived the Ebola virus, welcomes a faithful at the St Joseph Church in Itipo on June 11, 2018. — The same day, Father Lucien Ambunga welcomes a congregant to St Joseph Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo. As a survivor of the recent Ebola outbreak, his wide smile is perhaps understandable.

In Durban last Friday, this boy was charged with leading a brass band providing the music for a rally in support of Jacob Zuma, South Africa's former president.

AFP A child leads a brass band on June 8, 2018 outside the High Court, in Durban, as he takes part in a rally in support of former South African president Jacob Zuma. — In Durban last Friday, this boy was charged with leading a brass band providing the music for a rally in support of Jacob Zuma, South Africa's former president.

The same day, in the town of Badme, which an international court has awarded to Eritrea, an Ethiopian man goes about his daily business.

Reuters A man rides a donkey cart in Badme, a territorial dispute town between Eritrea and Ethiopia currently occupied by Ethiopia, June 8, 2018 — The same day, in the town of Badme, which an international court has awarded to Eritrea, an Ethiopian man goes about his daily business.

Then on Saturday, on the other side of the continent, a "plastic monster" was seen walking along the beach in Dakar, Senegal, in a protest against plastic waste.

AFP A man wearing many plastic bags and wearing a placard reading "Senegal clean. No to plastic bags" walks along the beach of Ngor, one of the most frequented in the agglomeration of Dakar — Then on Saturday, on the other side of the continent, a "plastic monster" was seen walking along the beach in Dakar, Senegal, in a protest against plastic waste.

Pictures from AFP, Getty Images, EPA and Télévision Tunisienne 1.