Africa's week in pictures: 20-26 August 2021

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A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.

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image captionOn Saturday Prince Tsola Emiko is crowned the new king, or olu, of Warri in Nigeria.

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image captionIn Liberia, people are out celebrating National Flag Day on Tuesday to mark the country's independence from the US.

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image captionOver in Libya, others gather in Tripoli on Friday to mark the 10th anniversary of the city's capture from former leader Muammar Gaddafi.

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image captionEthiopian Orthodox Christian have their own celebrations on Sunday for Filseta Day, after 15 days of fasting.

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image captionA woman harvests tea leaves in Kenya - the world's third-largest exporter of black tea, after China and India.

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image captionHeavy rains cause severe flooding in Senegal, forcing many people to flee their homes in the capital, Dakar.

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image captionThousands of chickens are slaughtered in Ivory Coast, which is grappling with an outbreak of avian flu.

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image captionMeanwhile in South Africa, a railway-based healthcare service is used to take Covid vaccines to communities with limited health resources and access.

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image captionA supporter of newly elected Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema, known as Bally or father, watches proceedings at the inauguration ceremony in Lusaka on Tuesday.

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image captionAngolan athletes wait backstage ahead of the opening ceremony for the Tokyo Paralympic games on Tuesday.

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image captionAmong those competing in the Paralympics is Ibrahim Elhusseiny, an Egyptian table tennis champion.

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