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Africa's week in pictures: 13-19 January 2023

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

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News imageEPA Amazigh women and girls wear traditional clothes to present food during celebrations on the eve of the 2973th Amazigh New Year, near the parliament in Rabat, Morocco, 13 January 2023. After more than eleven years of devoting Berbers as an official language alongside Arabic, voices in Morocco are increasingly calling for a public holiday to celebrate the Berber New Year.The term 'Yennayer' is also the name given to the first month of the Amazigh calendar.EPA
In Morocco's capital Rabat on Friday, Amazigh women and girls are dressed up to celebrate the start of 2973 in their calendar....
News imageEPA A man performs during celebrations on the eve of the 2973th Amazigh New Year, near the parliament in Rabat, Morocco, 13 January 2023. After more than eleven years of devoting Berbers as an official language alongside Arabic, voices in Morocco are increasingly calling for a public holiday to celebrate the Berber New Year.The term 'Yennayer' is also the name given to the first month of the Amazigh calendar.EPA
A man performs during the celebrations near parliament, as Morocco increasingly recognises the rights of the Amazigh people after years of marginalisation...
News imageGetty Images Algerian Berbers celebrate New Year 2973 in the village of Sahel, south of Tizi-Ouzou, east of Algiers, on January 12, 2023. The Berbers, an ethnic group of the pre-Arab populations of North Africa , are currently celebrating their New Year, YennayerGetty Images
Many members of the Amazigh community also live in Algeria, where this woman in the village of Sahel, south of Tizi-Ouzou, celebrates New Year, known as "Yennayer".
News imageGetty Images Horsemen are seen during a parade in Sokode, Togo, on January 14, 2023 during the celebrations for the Gaani Festival. - The seven centuries old traditions of the Gaani Festival, an annual two-days celebrations of joy and victory, are held in Togo, Benin and NigeriaGetty Images
On Saturday, horsemen parade in Togo's second city Sokodé...
News imageGetty Images Festival goers perform during a parade in Sokode, Togo, on January 14, 2023 during the celebrations for the Gaani Festival. - The seven centuries old traditions of the Gaani Festival, an annual two-days celebrations of joy and victory, are held in Togo, Benin and NigeriaGetty Images
While this young man plays the drums at the festival held annually in Sokodé to keep centuries-old traditions alive.
News imageGetty Images A man rides a boat during the celebration of timkat (The Ethiopian Epiphany) on lake Ziway, also known as lake Dembel, Ethiopia, on January 18, 2023Getty Images
Religious traditions are on display in Ethiopia, where Timket, or Epiphany, is celebrated by Orthodox Christians on Thursday...
News imageGetty Images Orthodox Christians, wearing traditional clothes, celebrate the Feast of Baptism (Epiphany) near the Lake Dambal of Oromia, Ethiopia as they pray and sing hymns as part of celebration on January 18, 2023Getty Images
These women prefer to sit and watch as worshippers mark what they believe to be the baptism of Jesus on the River Jordan...
News imageGetty Images Orthodox Christians, wearing traditional clothes, celebrate the Feast of Baptism (Epiphany) near the Lake Dambal of Oromia, Ethiopia as they pray and sing hymns as part of celebration on January 18, 2023.Getty Images
Priests and worshippers from across the country make their way to rivers and lakes to mark Timket...
News imageGetty Images Ethiopian Orthodox worshippers get holy water sprayed on their faces during the celebration of the Ethiopian Epiphany on lake Ziway, also known as lake Dembel, Ethiopia, on January 19, 2023Getty Images
The faithful also wait for priests to spray holy water on them during the three-day festival.
News imageEPA A graduating student wears her cap for her child outside the venue during 53rd convocation ceremony of the University of Lagos, Nigeria, 18 January 2023. The University of Lagos, one of the first generation universities in Nigeria, celebrates its 60th anniversary with 53rd convocation ceremony graduating two octogenarian students for graduate studies.EPA
In Nigeria, a ceremony of a different kind is held on Wednesday - the graduation of students at the University of Lagos. Here, a mother puts her cap on her child...
News imageEPA A photographer shows photos on his camera for a graduating student outside the venue during 53rd convocation ceremony of the University of Lagos, Nigeria, 18 January 2023. The University of Lagos, one of the first generation universities in Nigeria, celebrates its 60th anniversary with 53rd convocation ceremony graduating two octogenarian students for graduate studies.EPA
While this student look at his graduation photos.
News imageGetty Images A farmer attempts to scare a flock of red-billed quelea from a rice field on January 15, 2023 in Kisumu, Kenya. Kenyan authorities began aerial spraying of pesticides to control the red-billed quelea bird invasion in the western region of the country.Getty Images
In Kisumu in western Kenya, a farmer finds himself in the unfortunate situation of having to deal with an invasion of his rice field by red-billed quelea birds...
News imageGetty Images A drone flies over a known roost of red-billed quelea to spray them with pesticide on January 15, 2023 in Kisumu, Kenya. Kenyan authorities began aerial spraying of pesticides to control the red-billed quelea bird invasion in the western region of the country. With an estimated adult breeding population of at least 1.5 billion Red-billed quelea are the most numerous bird in the world, and the FAO estimates the global agricultural losses attributable to the quelea are in excess of 50 million USD annually. A flock of two million can devour as much as 20 tons of grain in a single dayGetty Images
Drones are used to spray the birds with pesticide.
News imageGetty Images In action on a cricket pitch on Tuesday, Rwandan bowler Zurafat Ishimwe is on the winning side as her team defeats Zimbabwe in the ICC Women's U19 T20 World Cup 2023 to record its first-ever major tournament victory.Getty Images
In action on a cricket pitch on Tuesday, Rwandan bowler Zurafat Ishimwe is on the winning side as her team defeats Zimbabwe in the ICC Women's U19 T20 World Cup 2023 to record their first major tournament victory.
News imageGetty Images An amputee player goes for an air ball during a training session at Al Mokawloon Al Arab Sporting Club in Egyptian capital Cairo on January 13, 2023. Group of amputee youth train everyday with the aim to build country's first national soccer teamGetty Images
While on Friday, an amputee footballer jumps during a training session in Egypt's capital Cairo. His team trains every day to try and build Egypt's first national team.
News imageGetty Images An interior view of the Zoological Museum where various animal skeletons are on display at the Giza Zoo in Giza, Egypt on January 15, 2023. Controversy rises over the museum's renovation project that is accused of potentially damaging its surroundings. The accusations are denied by The Ministry of Agriculture and Land ReclamationGetty Images
On Sunday, a chimpanzee's skeleton is on display at a museum in Giza, home to many of Egypt's historic sites.
News imageGetty Images This picture shows an antique vehicle on display at the Khalifa House ethnographic museum in Omdurman, the twin city of Sudan's capital, on January 18, 2022, restored with funding by the British CouncilGetty Images
While on Wednesday, a picture is taken of an antique vehicle on display at the Khalifa House ethnographic museum in Omdurman, the twin city of Sudan's capital Khartoum.

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