Polish, parasols and paint: Africa’s top shots
A selection of the week’s best photos from across the African continent and beyond:
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On Saturday in Zimbabwe, people gather near the city of Bulawayo to commemorate King Mzilikazi who founded the Ndebele kingdom.
Image source, JOHN WESSELS / AFP
On Monday in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, a man shields himself from the rain.
Image source, EMMANUEL CROSET / AFP
Prize-winning Zimbabwean painter Gresham Tapiwa Nyaude stands next to one of his pieces at an art fair in South Africa on Friday.
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South Africa’s DJ Zinhle attends New York Fashion Week on Tuesday…
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As does Senegalese-American writer Amy Sall.
Image source, RAUL ARBOLEDA / AFP
On Friday, Achta Toko Njoya of Cameroon celebrates with teammates after scoring against Australia at the Under-20 Fifa Women’s World Cup in Colombia.
Image source, ANGELA WEISS / AFP
South African star Tyla takes home the MTV Video Music Award for best Afrobeats song – for her track Water – at Wednesday’s ceremony in New York.
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Josias Musasa from the Democratic Republic of Congo triumphs over Otari Tanzilovi of Georgia in a bantamweight fight on Tuesday in the US.
Image source, LOU BENOIST / AFP
Senegalese actors Anna Diakhere Thiandoum and Ibrahima Mbaye attend Deauville Film Festival on Sunday.
Image source, MOHAMED MESSARA / EPA
Voters in Algeria go to the polls on Saturday in an election which saw President Abdelmadjid Tebboune win a second term.
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Families harvest dates in the Egyptian town of Badrashin on Tuesday.
Image source, MICHELE SPATARI / AFP
Vendors sell yellow flowers and balloons in Addis Ababa on Tuesday as people prepare for Ethiopian New Year, called Enkutatash.
Image source, AUDU MARTE / AFP
Homes are submerged in Maiduguri, northern Nigeria, after flooding caused a nearby dam to collapse. Across the country in recent weeks, 170 people have died as result of floods and tens of thousands have been forced from their homes.
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Rangers care for the last two living northern white rhinos – Najin and her daughter Fatu – at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in northern Kenya on Saturday.
From the BBC in Africa this week:
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