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A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.
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image captionFifteen-year-old Nobe Nobe from Ago, 17-year-old Djanje Haiballa from Fouduk, plus 28-year-old Veli Rabeo also of Fouduk pose for individual portraits on Friday at the Cure Salee festival in Niger...image source, AFP
image captionThousands of people from nomadic herding communities attend the three-day festival which includes a high-stakes camel race...image source, AFP
image caption... as well as dancing.image source, AFP
image captionThe annual festival takes place at the end of the rainy season in September...image source, AFP
image caption... and attracts visitors from all over the Sahel.image source, EPA
image captionIn neighbouring Nigeria on Tuesday, blacksmith Anjorin Jimoh is busy in his workshop in Lagos.image source, EPA
image captionIn Tunisia on Friday, artist Mohamed al-Sharaiti makes sculptures from the spare parts of cars.image source, Getty Images
image captionCongolese band Fulu Miziki, whose instruments and clothes are made from recycled items, appear at a music festival in Spain on Tuesday.image source, EPA
image captionSouth African actress Thuso Mbedu (R) poses with US actress Mychal-Bella Bowman on the red carpet at the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Friday.image source, Getty Images
image captionActress Ditebogo Ledwaba wins the gong for Outstanding Young Performer at South Africa's Royal Soapie Awards on Saturday.image source, Getty Images
image captionActress Letoya Makhene and businesswoman Lebo Keswa, who married last year, were also at the television awards.image source, AFP
image captionOn Wednesday, Somalia hosted its first public film-screening in 30 years - raising hopes of a cultural revival amid the country's decades-long security crisis. Filmgoers had to pass through several checkpoints to reach the theatre.image source, Getty Images
image captionOn the same day in Egypt's capital Cairo, Taha Obeid feeds his pet chicken, Jafar, at his rooftop home.image source, Getty Images
image captionAlso in Egypt, cotton harvesting is under way - these children play on a pile of picked bolls on Sunday.image source, AFP
image captionDays earlier in northern Egypt, artist Ibrahim Bilal presents miniature sculptures carved into pencil tips.image source, Getty Images
image captionCameroonian mixed martial arts fighter Tafon Nchukwi lands a punch on Mike Rodriguez, winning their UFC bout on Saturday in Las Vegas in the US.image source, AFP
image captionBurundian athlete Francine Niyonsaba returns home to a hero's welcome on Tuesday after setting a new world record in the women's 2,000 metres.image source, AFP
image captionAnd on Saturday in Italy, Kenya's Clement Langat Kiprono wins the Rome Marathon.image source, Getty Images
image captionOn Wednesday, Cameroonian protesters demand the return of an artefact from former colonial ruler Germany. They say the Ngonnso statue was looted by the Germans in 1902 and is of significant spiritual value.image source, Reuters
image captionRemnants of a poster showing former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika are seen on Saturday, following his death at the age of 84.image source, AFP
image captionOn the same day in Guinea's capital, Conakry, supporters cheer the return of exiled political activists who had fled the rule of President Alpha Condé.image source, AFP
image captionAnd on Tuesday, the sun sets over the Blue Nile in Sudan hours after an attempted coup was foiled.All pictures subject to copyright.
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