AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa
July 22-28, 2022
The war in Ukraine produced more facets, including the efforts of a civilian medic known for wearing high heels in combat zones, while Russia´s top diplomat embarked on a tour of African countries. On the African continent there was a dramatic bus accident in Kenya and demonstrations against the United Nations peacekeeping mission in eastern Congo, while Tunisians celebrated exit polls in favor of a new Constitution. The South Africa women´s soccer team won the Women´s Africa Cup of Nations, and Women's Euro 2022 gave fans more matches to savor.
This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the past week by The Associated Press from Europe and Africa. The selection was curated by international photo editor Beatrice Larco.
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Ukrainian servicemen react after they identify a body of their friend Artem Pogorelets killed by Russian shelling at Barabashovo market in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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Medic volunteer Nataliia Voronkova, top right, gives a medical tactical training session to soldiers in a bomb shelter as air raid sirens go off, in Dobropillia, eastern Ukraine, Friday, July 22, 2022. Voronkova has dedicated her life to aid distribution and tactical medical training for soldiers and paramedics, working on front line of the Donetsk region since the war began in 2014. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
The lights of a police vehicle illuminate the side of a road, as servicemen arrive to check damages in the aftermath of a car accident between a civilian and soldier, after curfew hours in Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, and Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, left, walk together ahead of their meeting, in Entebbe, Uganda, Tuesday July 26 2022. Russia's top diplomat Sergei Lavrov has arrived in Uganda on the third stop of a tour of African countries (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda)
A view of the wreckage of a bus that plunged into Nithi bridge on Sunday, in Tharaka Nithi county Meru, Kenya, Monday, July 25, 2022. Police in Kenya say at least 21 people have died after a bus fell off a bridge and plunged into a river along the highway from the capital, Nairobi, to the central town of Meru. One senior policeman said the bus, traveling from Meru, "must have developed brake failure because it was at a very high speed" when the crash occurred. (AP Photo/Dennis Dibondo)
A wounded demonstrator walks past police officers during a protest against the United Nations peacekeeping force (MONUSCO) deployed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Sake, some 15 miles (24 kms) west of Goma, Wednesday July 27, 2022. Officials say more than 15 people have been killed and dozens injured during the demonstrations against the UN mission in the country, heading into their third day. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
Tunisians celebrate the exit polls indicating a vote in favor of the new Constitution, in Tunis, late Monday, July 25, 2022. Hundreds of supporters of Tunisian President Kais Saied took to the streets to celebrate after the end of voting on a controversial new constitution that critics say could reverse hard-won democratic gains and entrench a presidential power grab. (AP Photo/Riadh Dridi)
A fan reacts during the team victory welcome at the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, Tuesday, July 26, 2022, after the team's victory at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco on 23 July 2022. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
A woman steers her stand-up paddle board using an umbrella as a sail at Ladoga lake near the city of Olonets, 300 kilometers (186 miles) north-east of St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
A Royal Horseguard's soldiers uniform reflects buildings and tourists watching during guard change in London, Friday, July 22, 2022.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner speaks to her lawyers standing in a cage at a court room prior to a hearing, in Khimki just outside Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, July 26, 2022. American basketball star Brittney Griner returns Tuesday to a Russian courtroom for her drawn-out trial on drug charges that could bring her 10 years in prison of convicted. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)
Spectators watch from balconies the T20 Cricket match between England and South Africa in Bristol, England, Wednesday, July 27, 2022. (AP Photo/David Cliff)
A supporter of France gestures on the stands before the start of the Women Euro 2022 semifinal soccer match between Germany and France at Stadium MK in Milton Keynes, England, Wednesday, July 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Sweden's Caroline Seger, right, and England's Alessia Russo challenge for the ball during the Women Euro 2022 semi final soccer match between England and Sweden at the Bramall Lane Stadium in Sheffield, England, Tuesday, July 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)
Germany players celebrate at the end of the Women Euro 2022 semifinal soccer match between Germany and France at Stadium MK in Milton Keynes, England, Wednesday, July 27, 2022. Germany won 2-1 to advance to the final of the tournament. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
