Galerie Photos 17 - 23 Décembre 2011

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde, left, and Nigeria's Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala confer during roundtable meeting with Nigerian business executives in Lagos, Nigeria, Tuesday, Dec 20, 2011. Lagarde warned Nigeria c

Tanzanians walk next to collapsed Kawe Bridge, Thursday Dec. 22, 2011. The bridge that connects the old town of Bagamoyo and Dar es Salaam's city centre collapsed on Wednesday night following fresh flooding. Government officials put the death toll to 25 a

Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Toure, second left, holds the African Player of the Year trophy he received during an award ceremony in Accra, Ghana, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011. The Manchester City player won ahead of Mali and Barcelona midfielder Seydou Keita,

An Egyptian woman raises a copy of Al Tahrir newspaper fronted by a picture showing half naked woman protester beaten by army soldiers as hundreds of Egyptian women march at Cairo streets angered by the recent violence used against them during clashes be

In this image provided by NASA the Comet Lovejoy is visible near Earth's horizon in this nighttime image photographed by NASA astronaut Dan Burbank, Expedition 30 commander, onboard the International Space Station on Dec. 21, 2011. (AP Photo/NASA, Dan Bur

U.S. President Barack Obama buys a bone for his dog Bo (R) in Alexandria, Virginia December 21, 2011. Obama was in Alexandria doing some Christmas shopping and stopped in a pizzeria for lunch. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS AN

In this Monday, Dec. 19, 2011 photo, women supporters of opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi protest the results of Congo's recent presidential election outside the United States embassy in Kinshasa, Congo. Incumbent president Joseph Kabila, who was swor

Fist fighters battle during the Musangwe, an age old tradition where men and boys display their fighting skills, at Gaba Village in Limpopo province December 22, 2011. The annual Venda fist-fighting run by community leaders, attracts hundreds of men who e

In this photo taken with a fisheye lens and with long time exposure, people lwatchthe launch of the Soyuz-FG rocket booster with the Soyuz TMA-03M space ship carrying a new crew to the International Space Station, ISS, at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmo

North Korean traffic control women react as they make a condolence call for deceased leader Kim Jong-il in Pyongyang in this photo taken by Kyodo December 21, 2011. Picture taken December 21, 2011. Mandatory Credit REUTERS/Kyodo (NORTH KOREA - Tags:

A Somali journalist inspects the body of fellow journalist Abdisalan Sheik Hassan, who was shot dead, at Madina hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia Sunday, Dec, 18, 2011. The director of Somali news station Horn Cable TV says the journalist was shot dead by a

A worker stands at a grave before a reburial ritual at Van Dien cemetery in Hanoi December 19, 2011. The ritual is held just before dawn, three years after death and relatives dig up the grave of their dead, clean their bones, and take them to a new buria