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A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond:
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Image caption,It's time for a spot of polo in Nigeria on Sunday, at the Lagos International Polo Tournament finals.
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Image caption,On the same day, Ivorian artist Laetitia Ky and Malian actor Morr Ndiaye take to the red carpet at the Berlinale in Germany.
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Image caption,Also on Sunday, Colombians of African descent perform in the Congo group at the yearly carnival in the Caribbean city of Barranquilla. They say their style of dress originated in the central African country.
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Image caption,This dress by Maison Artc and Albert Oiknine goes on show during the "Morocco, Kingdom Of Light" event at Madrid fashion week.
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Image caption,French-Djiboutienne model Malika Louback walks for the brand Fendi at Milan fashion week on Wednesday.
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Image caption,On the same day in Milan, these pieces by Senegalese designer Mokodu Fall are displayed as part of the "Afrofashion at Modes".
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Image caption,Burna Boy performs a half-time set at the NBA all-star game in the US on Sunday - also on stage were fellow Nigerian stars Tems and Rema.
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Image caption,Children have their say during the ICC Women's T20 Cricket World Cup match between England and India in South Africa on Saturday.
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Image caption,These youngsters in Dakar, Senegal, perch on a truck to get a better view of cars racing.
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Image caption,Shoemakers line up their wares at this workshop in the Old Town of Tunis, in Tunisia, on Wednesday.
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Image caption,A vast array of orchids from Cameroon are on display at Kew Gardens in London, the UK, on Wednesday.
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Image caption,Rachael Kabue feeds some of the 500 cats who share her home in Nairobi, Kenya. She fosters them, giving them the treatment and vaccines they need before finding them new homes.
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Image caption,Worshippers belonging to Senegal's Layene Muslim brotherhood join anniversary celebrations in Dakar on Wednesday.
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Image caption,Amanuel Gehbreigzabhier of Eritrea battles other cyclists during stage two of the UAE Tour on Tuesday.
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Image caption,On Wednesday in Egypt there is Nubian folk dancing near the Abu Simbel temple...
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Image caption,The solar alignment on the Holy of Holies in the Temple of Ramses II happens twice a year, as the sun's rays penetrate the front corridor of the entrance and reach the statues...
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Image caption,Forty-year-old Abdel Karim is a temple guard charged with watching over the ancient site.
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Image caption,Tropical Cyclone Freddy is seen from space approaching the island of Madagascar before making landfall on Wednesday.
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Image caption,In Turkey on Sunday, Senegalese rescuers help emergency workers after a deadly earthquake hit the south of the country killing tens of thousands.
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Image caption,On the same day, mourners cry out in grief as the body of Ghanaian football Christian Atsu lands in Accra from Turkey. Earlier reports that he had been rescued alive gave false hope to loved ones.
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Image caption,Power outages worsen in South Africa, where Sparks Ngwenya uses candles to light his home in Soweto on Monday.
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Image caption,And on Sunday two men head towards the sea in Lagos.
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