Masks on parade and acrobatics: Africa's top shots
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A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond:
A contestant warms up on stage on Sunday in preparation for a slap fighting match in Kagiso township, west of South Africa's main city, Johannesburg...
In the real fight, a penalty is awarded whenever the person being slapped flinches.
Also on Sunday, a man in a costume and mask is surrounded by spectators at a festival in Benin's capital, Porto-Novo...
Dozens of people wearing masks in different styles parade through the streets during the Porto-Novo Mask Festival.
On Tuesday, a cat and her kittens are fed and petted by people living in a slum in Kenya's capital, Nairobi.
The next day, Egypt's artistic Olympic swimming team wows spectators with daring aquatic tumbles and tosses - but the team only manages to get tenth spot at the Paris Games.
The sound of Malawi's military band fills the streets of the capital, Lilongwe, on Friday to mark the beginning of the election period ahead of elections next year.
China's armed forces make a guest appearance at Ivory Coast's 64th independence parade on Wednesday in the resort town Grand-Bassam, 42km (26 miles) east of the main city, Abidjan.
On Saturday evening, Iraqi crooner Kadim al-Sahir performs at the International Festival of Carthage on the outskirts of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia.
Earlier on Saturday in Kibati town in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, wreaths are laid for seven victims of a bombing on 15 July...
A mourner is overcome by emotion at the ceremony.
On Monday, the International Pizza Festival takes place in Algeria's capital, Algiers, where 50 competitors vie for the top three spots.
The next day, Algeria's Olympic boxer Imane Khelif goes through to the gold medal fight after she defeats Thailand's Janjaem Suwannapheng.
Back in her home village of Biban Mesbah, the Algerian welterweight's fans celebrate her victory.
From the BBC in Africa this week:
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