Photo of the Week
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Photo of the Week: Libya, in more hopeful times
Six years on from the fall of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, Libya remains deeply divided and unstable. Rival governments tussle for authority while much political ... -
Photo of the Week: Hoop dreams in Rwanda
A young boy rolls a hoop down a dirt shoulder in Rwanda. Photograph by Adam Cohn. Today, Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame is to be inaugurated ... -
Photo of the Week: Firing it up in Mali
The village of Kalabougou in Mali is well-known for its pottery, which is supplied to the capital Bamako and nearby town of Segou. As ... -
Photo of the Week: Lalibela, carved by angels
A worshipper pauses at the steps to one Lalibela’s breath-taking rock-hewn churches. These remarkable buildings were carved out of rock some 900 hundred years ... -
Photo of the Week: Coming apart at the seams in DR Congo
When Hubert, 26, fled his home in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) amidst instability in 2012, he had little time to gather ... -
Photo of the Week: Africa Uprising
This week’s photo comes to you from a labour protest in Egypt back in 2010 as women push back against the police. The picture ... -
Photo of the Week: Eat, sleep, breathe football
Earlier this week, the English football club Everton made a slight splash when they touched down in Tanzania’s capital Dar es Salaam. The team, ... -
Photo of the Week: São Tomé and Príncipe’s changing climates
This week’s photo comes to you from the island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe, Africa’s second smallest country after the Seychelles. In the ... -
Photo of the Week: Morocco’s goats that grow on trees
We all know goats are baaaadass, but some are more so than others. In southwestern Morocco, the goats are so badass that they perch nonchalantly on ... -
Photo of the Week: The kayayei of Ghana
After another gruelling day carrying goods on their heads around the city, some young kayayei relax by watching TV before returning to their shacks in one ...
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