Africa's week in pictures: 7-13 July 2023

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A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week:

Kylian Mbappé surrounded by Cameroonian security forces, family and well-wishers.Image source, Daniel Beloumou Olomo/AFP

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Football star Kylian Mbappé gets a hero's welcome visiting his father's village in Ile Djébalé, Cameroon, on Monday.

Image source, John Muchucha/Reuters

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Countrywide protests against tax rises and a cost-of-living crisis are met by a police crackdown in Kenya on Wednesday. At least 13 people are believed to have died in a day of violence.

Image source, Matthias Hangst/Getty Images

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Senegal's Talla Diop looks on before javelin qualifiers at the Para Athletics World Championships in France...

Image source, Moto Yoshimura/Getty Images

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The next day, Valentin Ndzana of Cameroon competes in the high jump.

Image source, Valeria Mongelli/Getty Images

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Ancient Egypt inspires this chihuahua's costume at Thailand's International Dog Show on Thursday.

Image source, Elisabetta A Villa/Getty Images

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On Monday, Morocco Fashion House by Hayat showcases these gowns in Rome, Italy.

Image source, Gian Ehrenzeller/EPA

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Saturday sees Nigeria's Wizkid perform to fans at a festival in Switzerland.

Image source, Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters

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Children enjoy a rare snowfall in Johannesburg during South Africa's cold snap on Monday.

Image source, Fathi Nasri/AFP

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It's also playtime for these children who've fled racist violence in the Tunisian city of Sfax to the militarised buffer zone bordering Libya. Tunisia's president has been accused of stoking tensions leading to widespread attacks on sub-Saharan migrants in the country.

Image source, Jeff Bottari/Getty Images

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UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya of Nigeria and South Africa's Dricus du Plessis square up to each other before their fight in the US on Saturday.

Image source, Hannah Mckay/Reuters

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Tunisian tennis ace Ons Jabeur powers through to the Wimbledon semi-finals in London, the UK, on Wednesday, before going on to reach Saturday's final.

Image source, Justin Tallis/AFP

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In the same city the day before, Rwandan-Scottish actor Ncuti Gatwa poses at a film premiere.

Image source, Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters

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Retired US boxer Floyd Mayweather dabbles in Zimbabwean politics, as he visits the country to boost support for the governing Zanu-PF party ahead of next month's general election.

Image source, Billel Bensalem/Getty Images

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And this man cools off in Algeria's capital, Algiers, as temperatures reach 42 degrees Celcius on Monday.

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