Double trouble and dancing troupes: Africa's top shots
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A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent:
On Thursday, South African artists from the Ajao Africa group dazzle audiences at the Arts Council of Pakistan festival in the capital Karachi...
A family of elephants strikes a pose at the Aberdare National Park in Kenya.
On Saturday, rippling muscles are on display at the Mr and Miss East Africa Bodybuilding Contest...
The competition is tough as each participant shows off their physique...
At some point, the men step aside and the female bodybuilders take the stage.
On Tuesday, statues of pharaohs are on display at a trial opening at the new Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, Egypt.
The next day, a fisherman shows off his incredible haul at an event marking World Food Day in Lagos, Nigeria.
On Monday, four baboons try to catch a ride in the Capri neighbourhood of Cape Town, South Africa...
But one of them seems to prefer to forage for food.
In Nigeria's twin capital, Igbo-Ora, it's double trouble as celebrations are underway for the town's World Twin Festival on Saturday.
On Sunday, a Tunisian man gets romantic as he advertises his pomegranates in the village of Tastour.
From the BBC in Africa this week:
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