Africa's week in pictures: 27 October - 2 November 2023

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

Large embossed golden appear to float above the sand, creating an optical illusion.Image source, KHALED DESOUKI/AFP

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Artwork by Rashid al-Khalifa appear to hover in the desert near Egypt's Giza pyramids on Saturday.

Image source, BRIAN INGANGA/REUTERS

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Kenyan soldiers take part in a drill before King Charles on Thursday. The visiting monarch has stopped short of apologising for concentration camps where, 70 years ago, the British subjected Mau Mau anti-colonialists to torture, murder, forced castrations and more.

Image source, BENSON IBEABUCHI/AFP

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Models in Nigeria showcase designs by Bubu Ogisi on Sunday.

Image source, LEGNAN KOULA/EPA

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Thoughts turn to loved ones no longer with us on All Saints' Day - this man tends to a grave in Ivory Coast's main city, Abidjan.

Image source, ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP

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In the same city days earlier, playwright and actress Roukiata Ouédraogo takes to the stage.

Image source, MOHAMMED ABED/AFP

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Palestinians fleeing the blockade and bombings in Gaza enter Egypt on Wednesday, after a U-turn by Cairo allows refugees through the Rafah border crossing.

Image source, FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP

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Cameroon's Francis Ngannou takes a jab at Britain's Tyson Fury, in a bout on Sunday that many thought he deserved to win.

Image source, LEGNAN KOULA/EPA

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Abidjan's Pagne Festival gathers fabric designers from across Ivory Coast on Saturday.

Image source, LOU BENOIST/AFP

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Watches and medals belonging to Senegal's first President Léopold Sédar Senghor are seen at a French auction house on Friday. Their sale was halted days earlier at the request of the Senegalese government, which is lobbying for the objects' return.

Image source, JEROME FAVRE/EPA

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The next day in Saint Louis in northern Senegal, people watch fishermen practise for a boat race.

Image source, GUILLEM SARTORIO/AFP

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On the same day in South Africa's biggest city, Johannesburg, revellers gather at the annual LGBTQ pride parade.

Image source, ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP

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And that evening in France, Captain Siya Kolisi kisses the Rugby World Cup trophy after leading South Africa to victory - and a place in the history books. It is now the only nation to have won the tournament four times.

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