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1of24A tree stands in a lake in Usingen near Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, March 22, 2023, the World Water Day. World Water Day was established in 1992 by the United Nations to spread awareness about the water condition all over the world.Michael Probst/APShow MoreShow Less2of24Crystal palace fans with flares ahead of the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Crystal Palace at Emirates stadium in London, Sunday, March 19, 2023.Kirsty Wigglesworth/APShow MoreShow Less3of244of24A protester jumps in the air as he throws a rock towards police next to a burning barricade in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, March 20, 2023. Hundreds of opposition supporters have taken to the streets of the Kenyan capital over the result of the last election and the rising cost of living, in protests organized by the opposition demanding that the president resigns from office.Ben Curtis/APShow MoreShow Less5of24Men transport their salvaged belongings in Chiradzulu, southern Malawi, Friday March 17, 2023. Authorities are still getting to grips with the scale of Cyclone Freddy's destruction in Malawi and Mozambique since late Saturday, with over 300 people confirmed dead and several hundreds still displaced or missing.Thoko Chikondi/APShow MoreShow Less6of247of24View of the Sau reservoir about 100 km (62 miles) north of Barcelona. Spain, Monday, March 20, 2023. The Sau reservoir's water levels now stand at 9% of total capacity, according to Catalan Water Agency data, so officials have taken the decision to remove its fish to stop them from asphyxiating.Emilio Morenatti/APShow MoreShow Less8of24Clothes are hung out to dry on called electrical power lines caused by last week's heavy rains caused by Tropical Cyclone Freddy in Phalombe, southern Malawi Saturday, March 18, 2023. Authorities are still getting to grips with destruction in Malawi and Mozambique with over 370 people confirmed dead and several hundreds still displaced or missing.Thoko Chikondi/APShow MoreShow Less9of2410of24A woman jumps over a bonfire during the Newroz celebrations marking the start of spring in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, March 19, 2023. In Turkey, the spring festival traditionally serves as an occasion to demand more rights for the Kurdish minority and assert their ethnic identity.Francisco Seco/APShow MoreShow Less11of24A man in costume stands over la Plaine during Marseille's Carnaval de la Plaine in Marseille, southern France, Sunday, March 19, 2023.Daniel Cole/APShow MoreShow Less12of2413of24A carnival goer is arrested by riot police during Marseille's Carnaval de la Plaine in Marseille, southern France, Sunday, March 19, 2023.Daniel Cole/APShow MoreShow Less14of24Police beat a protester who had hidden in a shack, after police threw a tear gas grenade inside to force him out, in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya Monday, March 20, 2023. Hundreds of opposition supporters have taken to the streets of the Kenyan capital over the result of the last election and the rising cost of living, in protests organized by the opposition demanding that the president resigns from office.Ben Curtis/APShow MoreShow Less15of2416of24A protester holds a painting depicting Boris Johnson outside Downing Street in London, Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Britain's former prime minister faces a grilling Wednesday by a committee of lawmakers over whether he misled Parliament about rule-breaking parties in government buildings during the coronavirus pandemic.Kirsty Wigglesworth/APShow MoreShow Less17of24Russian matryoshka dolls with portraits of Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin are displayed among others for sale at a souvenir shop in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in neighbouring Russia for a three-day trip for the talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.Dmitry Serebryakov/APShow MoreShow Less18of2419of24An injured Ukrainian soldier lies on a bed inside a special medical bus during an evacuation by volunteers from the Hospitallers paramedic organisation in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 22, 2023.Evgeniy Maloletka/APShow MoreShow Less20of24Dock workers stand in front of a burning barricade next the port of Marseille southern France, Wednesday, March 22, 2023.The bill pushed through by President Emmanuel Macron without lawmakers' approval still faces a review by the Constitutional Council before it can be signed into law. Meanwhile, oil shipments in the country were disrupted amid strikes at several refineries in western and southern France.Daniel Cole/APShow MoreShow Less21of2422of24Railway workers hold a banner reading 'Until withdrawal' during a demonstration in Lyon, central France, Wednesday, March 22, 2023. The bill pushed through by President Emmanuel Macron without lawmakers' approval still faces a review by the Constitutional Council before it can be signed into law. Meanwhile, oil shipments in the country were disrupted amid strikes at several refineries in western and southern France.Laurent Cipriani/APShow MoreShow Less23of24A Ukrainian police officer takes cover in front of a burning building that was hit in a Russian airstrike in Avdiivka, Ukraine, Friday, March 17, 2023.Evgeniy Maloletka/APShow MoreShow Less24of24
MARCH 17-23, 2023
From Cyclone Freddy’s devastating impact in Malawi and protests in France against raising the retirement age, to fans celebrating with flares at a Premier League match in England, 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 Markus Schreiber, AP chief photographer in Berlin.
