Africa’s week in pictures: 11 – 17 November 2022

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A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week.

World Cup 2022: Senegal forward Sadio Mane ruled out with leg injury

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Senegal forward Sadio Mane is ruled out of the World Cup and has surgery on a knee injury he sustained playing for Bayern Munich.

Nigerian athletes convicted for fraud after FBI investigation

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Two Nigerian athletes are convicted in the United States for transferring significant sums of money to the West African country as part of a complex fraud scheme.

Charlize Theron condemned for saying Afrikaans is dying language

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The Hollywood star grew up speaking Afrikaans - many fellow South Africans are outraged by her comments.

World Cup 2022: Senegal coach Aliou Cisse on impact of ‘Africa’s Titanic’

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Aliou Cisse was part of Senegal's history-making World Cup squad in 2002, but three months later was affected by a boat tragedy.

COP27: Africa’s dash for gas sparks debate at climate summit in Egypt

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The continent's resources are at the heart of a debate about balancing growth with slowing warming.

Ghana economy: Chilli-sauce businesses feel the heat

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Freda Maku Yoobi lost her job as a make-up artist during Covid and now inflation has destroyed her business.

Climate change: What’s behind the scenes of COP27 in Egypt?

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The BBC’s Peter Okwoche is taking us behind the scenes of the UN’s climate summit in Egypt.

Ukraine war: Lemekhani Nyirenda’s Zambian family demands answers from Russia

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Lemekhani Nyirenda's sister tells the BBC she wants to know why her brother was fighting for Russia.

Saving the cranes, Uganda’s endangered national symbol

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Communities in Kabale, Uganda are trying to save the endangered crested crane, Uganda’s national symbol.