Revellers, swords and balloons: Africa's top shots
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A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond:
Revellers flood Cape Town's streets on Saturday for Tweede Nuwe Jaar (Second New Year), a vibrant annual festival rooted in the South African city's slave history...
Dressed as minstrels, people strum banjos and sing songs dating back to the 1800s...
...bold dance moves are an important part of the festivities as well.
On Tuesday, John Mahama wields the state sword following his inauguration as Ghana's new president in the capital, Accra.
Early Thursday morning, tourists in Egypt board hot air balloons in the southern city of Luxor.
The day before, in the same city, newly unearthed archaeological discoveries at Queen Hatshepsut's valley temple go on display...
Over 1,000 decorated stone blocks were discovered.
A Kenyan man is detained by police during a demonstration on Monday in the capital, Nairobi, demanding the release of government critics abducted in the country.
In Benin, a Kokou initiate - a devotee of the warrior god in traditional religion - is covered in red palm oil mixed with maize flour, while gin is drizzled over their head during a ceremony at the annual Vodun festival in Ouidah...
An Egungun, a visible manifestation of the spirit of departed ancestors, visits the community during the festival which celebrates the country's Vodun heritage.
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