Africa's week in pictures: 29 October - 4 November 2021

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

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A two-month-old African lion cub called Simba is caressed at an animal reserve in Spain on Friday.

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On the same day in Kenya, these flamingos are seen wading through water at the Amboseli National Park in Nairobi.

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On Saturday in Nigeria a young boy holds a statue during a traditional ceremony in Abomey-Calavi.

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On the same day in Lagos these models are walking down the runway during the city's fashion week.

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More glitz and glam in Tunisia on Saturday, as actor Fethi Haddaoui poses for a picture at the opening ceremony of the Carthage film festival in Tunis.

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There were fewer smiles at the Kenya versus Uganda women's rugby match in Nairobi on Sunday as one player fights her way through a tackle.

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A sky diver floats at the summit of a pyramid at the international Jump Like A Pharaoh event in Giza on Monday.

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Over in South Africa on the same day, protestors are on the streets of Johannesburg demanding better housing.

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On Tuesday Malian musician Abou Diarra performs on stage at the Rockefeller Music Hall for the opening ceremony of the Oslo World Festival in Norway.

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In Ethiopia on Wednesday a war veteran holds a candle at a memorial service for victims of the Tigray conflict.

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On the same day the South African winner of the 2021 Booker Prize attends the ceremony in London.

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Photos are released of a South African child skull dating back 250,000 years on Thursday.

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