A selection of the week’s best photos from across the African continent and beyond:
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The Cape Town International Kite Festival draws enthusiasts to this beach in South Africa on Tuesday.
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The next day in Nigeria, models take part in a so-called Trashion Show…
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The showcase in Lagos is run by an environmental group.
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On Tuesday, an Algerian Sahrawi woman proudly showcases her jewellery at the National Cultural Festival of Women’s Creativity in Algiers.
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In Madagascar on Friday this endangered native bird – known as the short-legged ground roller – feasts on a pimple-nose chameleon and lives to see another day.
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Cameroon’s Ruben Sodea vaults into the air at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Indonesia on Monday.
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Senegal’s fiercely competitive canoe races off the coast of Dakar are a yearly attraction. Saturday’s regatta once again attracted cheering crowds.
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Later that day in Nigeria, clubbers enjoy Lagos’ buzzing nightlife…
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This club in the Ikoyi neighbourhood features cabaret.
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Grand-Bassam in Ivory Coat once again plays host to the Abissa festival on Saturday…
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Making a grand entrance was Nanan Awoulae Desire Amon Tanoe. He is king of the N’Zima people of Grand Bassam, and president of Ivory Coast’s chamber of kings and traditional chiefs.
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Model-turned-actress Anyier Anei smiles at the premier of her debut film, Couture, in Italy on Friday. The South Sudanese newcomer stars alongside Angelina Jolie.
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Campaign billboards for former-First Lady Simone Ehivet Gbagbo are posted around Abidjan ahead of Saturday’s presidential election in Ivory Coast.
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Protesters in Gabes, southern Tunisia, say a local chemical factory is causing them health issues and must be shut down.
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On Tuesday, opposition protesters barricade roads in the northern Cameroonian city of Garoua, accusing the ruling party of rigging elections to keep 92-year-old President Biya in power. It has denied any wrongdoing. Official results are to be announced on Monday.
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And on Friday, boys play with a mobile phone in Madagascar’s coastal city of Toliara.
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