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Africa's week in pictures: 20-26 May 2022

A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond:

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Getty Images A Kenyan beekeeper holding a refractometer. She has her hair in cornrows and is wearing traditional Kenyan clothing. She is squinting one eye.Getty Images
On Friday a Kenyan beekeeper demonstrates how to assess the quality of honey with a refractometer in Nakuru Nyayo gardens in the city of Nakuru.
AFP A man examining a large sea turtle. The turtle is on a table. There are people standing behind him watching on.AFP
On Saturday in Tunisia a scientist examines a turtle in the city of Sfax.
Getty Images A camel sitting down on sand in the Egyptian desert near to some pyramids. The sky is blue with white clouds in it.Getty Images
Meanwhile in Giza, Egypt, a camel sits down to take a rest near the pyramids on Sunday...
Getty Images Three children sitting on a salt mound. It is bright white, against a backdrop of blue skies.Getty Images
In the same country on Friday, some children sit on a salt mine in Port Fuad.
Annika Hammerschlag A photo of an expressionist piece of art.Annika Hammerschlag
On Saturday in Senegal the work of French artist, Louisa Marajo, is displayed at the Ancien Palais de Justice at the Dakar Biennale...
Annika Hammerschlag A statue of a person coloured blue, with a backdrop of brown brick surrounding them.Annika Hammerschlag
On the same day at the same event, a piece by French artist Beya Gille Gacha is on display.
AFP Dr Tedros giving President Kenyatta hand gel. Kenyatta is smiling.AFP
On Sunday in Geneva, the now re-elected Ethiopian head of the WHO, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, shares his hand sanitiser with the Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta.
AFP Queen Silvia of Sweden posing with Yanga Sobetwa.AFP
On Monday at Gripsholm Castle in Sweden, South African artist, Yanga Sobetwa, poses with Queen Silvia of Sweden during the award ceremony for the World's Children's Prize, which runs an educational programme for children.
EPA The honour guard standing in line, in what appears to be a march. They are wearing a green uniform and masks.EPA
The following day in Pretoria, South Africa, the honour guard members prepare for the arrival of the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz...
AFP School children lines up in a protest. They are wearing green school uniforms and looking to their left.AFP
On Wednesday in Johannesburg these school children are taking part in a protest against xenophobia outside the South African Human Rights Commission...
EPA A woman walks past an art mural.EPA
On the same day in the same city, a woman walks past an art mural in the Maboneng district.
AFP A man in a shop selling traditional African fabric.AFP
In Abidjan, Ivory Coast, a man is seen in a clothing shop looking at fabrics...
AFP Children standing around a football table playing.AFP
While elsewhere in the city, children are playing a game of table football.
Getty Images Cannes film festival smiling for a picture. There are two people beside her.Getty Images
There are smiles on Thursday in France, as Moroccan filmmaker, Maryam Touzani, poses for a picture at the Cannes film festival.

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