Curves, crowns and a calabash: Africa's top shots

GORDWIN ODHIAMBO / AFP Ballet students from the Kibera-based Project Elimu warm up ahead of a public show in Kibera. They are wearing white tulle dresses. GORDWIN ODHIAMBO / AFP

Kenyan ballet pupils rehearse before a show in Nairobi's Kibera neighbourhood on Wednesday.

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On Friday an artist paints a mural of Olympic champion boxer Imane Khelif in her hometown of Tiaret, in south-western Algeria.

OLI SCARFF / AFP South Africa's Julia Vincent dives into the water. OLI SCARFF / AFP

On the same day at the Olympic Games in Paris, Julia Vincent represents South Africa in the women's three-metre springboard diving final.

OUPA BOPAPRE / GETTY IMAGES Ndavi Nokeri during Miss South Africa 2024 at Sunbet Arena, Time Square. OUPA BOPAPRE / GETTY IMAGES

The next day in Pretoria, former Miss South Africa Ndavi Nokeri takes to the red carpet ahead of this year's event...

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Mia le Roux was crowned the eventual winner of the competition after a controversial few weeks in which one contestant withdrew following a public backlash over her Nigerian roots.

RICCI SHRYOCK / AFP A performer poses in a traditional Simb costume during a cultural show at Ngor in Dakar, on August 12, 2024. The Simbs perform dances and rituals throughout the year in Senegal for various occasions, such as Independence Day, summer school break, wrestling matches and more. RICCI SHRYOCK / AFP

On Monday a Simb performer wears face paint and a costume in Senegal's capital, Dakar...

RICCI SHRYOCK / AFP A performer dances in a traditional Simb costume during a cultural show at Ngor in Dakar, on August 12, 2024. The Simbs perform dances and rituals throughout the year in Senegal for various occasions, such as Independence Day, summer school break, wrestling matches and more. (Photo by RICCI SHRYOCK / AFP) (Photo by RICCI SHRYOCK / AFP

The group stages events throughout the year, including wrestling matches and on Independence Day.

AKINTUNDE AKINLEYE / REUTERS A worshipper of Osun prays with an offering in a calabash at bank of the Osun River during the Osun annual festival at the Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove in Osogbo, southwest Nigeria, August 9, 2024. AKINTUNDE AKINLEYE / REUTERS

A worshipper brings offerings in a calabash to the Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove in Osogbo, south-western Nigeria, on Friday...

AKINTUNDE AKINLEYE / REUTERS Worshippers of Osun dressed in matching white participate in a procession in Osogbo. AKINTUNDE AKINLEYE / REUTERS

The yearly Osun festival attracts devotees from far and wide.

EMMANUEL CROSET / AFP A cosplayer poses for a portrait at the medieval fantasy fair in Benoni, near Johannesburg on August 10, 2024. EMMANUEL CROSET / AFP

The next day in South Africa near Johannesburg, a cosplayer takes part in a medieval fantasy fair.

MONIRUL BHUIYAN / AFP Letsile Tebogo poses with his gold Olympic medal in a stadium in Gaborone, Botswana. MONIRUL BHUIYAN / AFP

Huge crowds greet Letsile Tebogo on Tuesday in Gaborone after the Botswana sprinter is crowned the world's fastest man over 200m at the Olympic Games.

SALVATORE DI NOLFI/EPA A woman holds up a sign saying 'no war'. It shows an image of a tank under a red stop sign. SALVATORE DI NOLFI/EPA

As peace talks begin on Wednesday, Sudanese protestors in Switzerland call for an end to the civil war in their home country.

AHMED GAMAL / GETTY IMAGES A person holds jasmine petals in their hand. AHMED GAMAL / GETTY IMAGES

Workers harvest delicate jasmine petals near the Nile delta in Egypt on Sunday.

AHMED MOSAAD / GETTY IMAGES A person is playing with a laser while watching the galaxy and stars in Faiyum, Egypt, on 13 August. AHMED MOSAAD / GETTY IMAGES