A selection of the week’s best photos from across the African continent and beyond:
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On Saturday in Kenya, members of the Rendille community come together…
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The cultural festival was held in the town of Loglogo, in Marsabit province.
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Egyptian entrepreneur Ibrahim Abougendy is reflected in a mirror made from recycled car tyres at his shop in Cairo on Friday.
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A girl flies the flag for the Democratic Republic of Congo (R) at the Notting Hill Carnival in London, the UK, on Sunday.
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Anime, manga and cosplay enthusiasts dress up as their favourite characters at this meet in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Sunday.
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A proud Paralympian sports a prosthestic leg in the colours of Mauritius’ national flag at the Games’ opening ceremony in Paris on Wednesday.
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On Friday, fashion model Phelix Owiny attends World Vitiligo Day celebrations held by the Royal Patches Foundation in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi.
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In Libya, where summer temperatures can reach 50C, these men bathe two horses in the sea on Tuesday.
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After enduring xenophobic abuse and dropping out of the Miss South Africa pageant, Chidimma Adetshina takes part in the Miss Universe Nigeria boot camp in Lagos on Saturday.
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That same day, on the campaign trail in Ghana, supporters of the main opposition NDC party attend a manifesto launch.
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Musicians from South Africa’s armed forces, as well as leopard-skin clad dancers, perform at the International Military Music Festival in Moscow, Russia, on Friday.
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On Saturday in the South African city of Pretoria, actress KB Motsilanyane (C) performs at the Soapie Awards.
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On Tuesday, dozens of migrants from West Africa reach Spain’s Canary Islands after surviving what is one of the world’s most dangerous migration routes, in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Ugandan police arrest an environmental activist during a protest in Kampala against the East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project on Monday.
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Residents make make-shift levees on Tuesday after floodwaters swept away homes in Messawi, near the city of Meroe in Sudan’s Northern state…
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This man is helped up a wall following floods in South Tokar, in Sudan’s Red Sea state…
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While these men nearby seek shelter from the blazing sun inside a cement pipe.
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On Wednesday in South Africa, sea foam froths up during a cold front in Cape Town.
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