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Africa Geographic Editorial

Friday, 05 April 2019

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There are four galleries showcasing this week’s Weekly Selection. To see the other three galleries for this week’s selection, click here: Weekly Selection Gallery 2, Weekly Selection Gallery 3 and Weekly Selection Gallery 4.

A confrontation between a lion and lioness in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa © Margie Botha

Tim, the magnificent big tusker, at sunset in Amboseli National Park, Kenya © Selengei Poole-Granli

The splendid lion Scarface, at the time when he reigned the Marsh Pride, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya © Patrice Quillard — The splendid lion Scarface, at the time when he reigned over the Marsh Pride in Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya © Patrice Quillard

A herd of impala stand alert in dusty Samburu National Reserve, Kenya © Jane Wynyard

"Sun and moon" – a lion, blind in one eye, in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa © Ernest Porter — “Sun and moon” – a lion, blind in one eye, in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa © Ernest Porter

Mpayon, a Samburu woman who is one of nine Mama Tembos who patrol and help protect livestock and wildlife corridors, poses with a camel in Kalama, northern Kenya © Jane Wynyard

Chimpanzees in Kibale Forest National Park, Uganda © Patrice Quillard

A female leopard rolls around in a dry riverbed in Sabi Sands Private Game Reserve, South Africa © Caleb Shepard — A leopardess rolls around in a dry riverbed in Sabi Sands Private Game Reserve, South Africa © Caleb Shepard

Detail of an elephant's ear, Kruger National Park, South Africa © Karen Blackwood — Detail of an elephant’s ear, Kruger National Park, South Africa © Karen Blackwood

Margherita Glacier on Mount Stanley on a clear day in the Rwenzori Mountains Range, Uganda © Grace Wangui

A male Cape sugarbird on a pincushion flower in the Slanghoek Valley, Western Cape © Gideon Malherbe — A male Cape sugarbird on a pincushion flower in the Slanghoek Valley, Western Cape, South Africa © Gideon Malherbe

A lowland gorilla looking thoughtful in Dzanga-Sangha National Park, Central African Republic © Jacha Potgieter

A female nyala with her newborn in Kruger National Park, South Africa © Gabriella Kiss — A female nyala with her fawn in Kruger National Park, South Africa © Gabriella Kiss

"Pride of Africa" – an elephant in Amboseli National Park, Kenya © Thomas Vijayan — “Pride of Africa” – an elephant in Amboseli National Park, Kenya © Thomas Vijayan

A rock agama suns himself on the rocks near Serengeti National Park, Tanzania © Doreen Lawrence

A Cape rock thrush spotted at Giant's Castle, Drakensberg, South Africa © Margie Botha — A Cape rock thrush spotted at Giant’s Castle, Drakensberg, South Africa © Margie Botha

An elephant picks up a bone in Sabi Sands Private Game Reserve, South Africa © Ernest Porter

A ground pangolin, also known as Temminck's pangolin, spotted in Namibia © Jacha Potgieter — A ground pangolin, also known as Temminck’s pangolin, spotted in Namibia © Jacha Potgieter

A bateleur stands by a waterhole in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park ,South Africa© Rob Keulemans — A bateleur stands by a waterhole in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa © Rob Keulemans

Sunset in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania © Hesté de Beer

A fight between two gazelle in Chobe National Park, Botswana © Panos Laskarakis — A fight between two impalas in Chobe National Park, Botswana © Panos Laskarakis

Flamingos in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania © Vittorio Ricci

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To see the other three galleries for this week’s selection, click here: Weekly Selection Gallery 2, Weekly Selection Gallery 3 and Weekly Selection Gallery 4.

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The best photos of the week

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