Africa in pictures: 5-11 November

Supporters of late writer and human rights activist Ken Saro-Wiwa march through Port Harcourt in Nigeria to commemorate the tenth anniversary of his execution on Thursday.

Cameroonian striker Samuel Eto'o celebrates his goal for Barcelona on Sunday against Getafe, whose fans chanted racist abuse at him. The club subsequently received a fine.

A Zimbabwean policeman chases a man in the capital, Harare, who was participating in a banned demonstration on Saturday calling for a new constitution.

Fishermen on Monday work in Laayoune, the world's largest sardine port, in Western Sahara, the disputed territory between Morocco and the Algerian-backed Polisario Front.

Ivorian war veterans attend a World War I remembrance ceremony on Friday, at the Monument to Martyrs in Abidjan, dedicated to Ivorian troops of both World Wars.

Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra inspects a guard of honour on his visit to Kenya when the two countries signed what the Kenya press dubbed a "animals-for-aid" deal.

On Thursday, a Liberian vendor stands in front of a pole riven with bullet holes from the civil war as Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf took a decisive lead in Liberia's presidential run-off.

Angolans perform a dance during a ceremony on Friday to mark Angola's 30th anniversary of independence. For more on Africa this week tune into the weekend Network Africa.

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