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A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.
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We're through! South African players celebrate reaching the knockout stage after beating Italy 3-2 at the Fifa Women's World Cup in New Zealand on Wednesday.
Image source, Barbara Debout/AFP
Image caption,On Sunday, an official sets up a polling station in a school in the Central African Republic ahead of a referendum to amend the constitution which will open the door to a third term for President Faustin Archange Touadera.
Image source, Badru Katumba/AFP
Image caption,Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II celebrates 30 years since he was crowned king of Uganda's Buganda people on Monday...
Image source, Badru Katumba/AFP
Image caption,These musicians perform as part of the celebrations.
Image source, Fadel Senna/AFP
Image caption,The previous day across the continent in Morocco, thousands gather in the city of M'diq on a public holiday celebrating the 24th anniversary of King Mohammed VI's accession to the throne.
Image source, AFP
Image caption,Men showcasing their Tuareg culture at the Sebeiba Festival on Saturday in Djanet, Algeria.
Image source, AFP
Image caption,On Thursday, protestors supporting the junta leaders demonstrate in Niamey. It is also Niger's Independence Day.
Image source, Valeria Ferraro/Getty
Image caption,Migrants from Eritrea and Ethiopia are rescued from a fiberglass boat in distress by the Spanish NGO Open Arms, off the Libyan coast on Wednesday.
Image source, Alexis Huguet/AFP
Image caption,Cameroon's Raymondo Nkwemy Tchomfa (2nd R) and Appolinaire Yinra (R) celebrate their respective 3rd and 1st place at the long jump men's final on Tuesday at the 9th Francophone Games in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Image source, Nation Media Group
Image caption,Thousands of Kenyans turn up to have their eye scanned on Tuesday as part of a programme by cryptocurrency company Worldcoin.
Image source, Alexis Huguet/AFP
Image caption,A "voodoo wrestler" whispers incantations over his opponent during a fight in a schoolyard in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday...
Image source, Alexis Huguet/AFP
Image caption,Maitresse Libondans poses for a photograph on the same day. "Voodoo wrestling" - a combat sport featuring traditional prayers and magic charms - is extremely popular in DR Congo.
Image source, Guillem Sartorio/AFP
Image caption,Julius Malema, leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), celebrates the 10th anniversary of the party on Saturday in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Image caption,While Nigeria's Dele Sosimi performs on Saturday at the Womad Festival in the UK.
Image source, Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters
Image caption,A man attempts to start a generator during one of South Africa's frequent power outages on Wednesday.
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