Feasts, frogs and flowers: Africa's top shots
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A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond:
In Senegal's capital city Dakar, Muslims belonging to the Layene Sufi order make their way to evening prayers on Friday...
Worshippers typically dress all in white.
On Tuesday in Nigeria the Muslim holy month of Ramadan comes to an end...
People wore their finest clothes to these Eid al-Fitr celebrations in the city of Dutse.
Four tonnes of meat, three tonnes of rice, three tonnes of potatoes and two tonnes of onions cooked in pots are prepared for thousands of people, say organisers of this non-profit community service in South Africa on Sunday. It's all part of celebrations on the final day of Ramadan.
As Eid kicks off in Ivory Coast the next day it's a time to come together and relax.
In Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria, people release balloons after morning Eid prayers.
Trevor the African Bullfrog settles into a new life at Cheshire Zoo in the UK on Monday. Here he is being weighed to monitor his health.
French-Cape Verdean actress Alice Da Luz smiles at the premiere for historical drama Carême, in which she plays a mysterious character called Agathe.
After the shocking revelation of the alleged rape of a seven-year-old girl at a school, South Africans take to the streets on Tuesday to demand justice. No arrests have been made in the case.
The next day in Egypt, Al Hilal supporters get animated before the Caf Champions League quarter-final football match against rivals Al Ahly.
As top banker-turned-presidential candidate Tidjane Thiam is hauled before a court challenging his right to run in Ivory Coast's elections, activists and supporters protest outside the building on Tuesday.
And on the same day in South Africa's Delta Park, joggers pass fields of cosmos flowers in bloom.
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