Holy nights and stunning sunrises: Africa's top shots
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A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond:
Muslims across the continent celebrate the Prophet Muhammad's birthday, starting in Egypt on Friday…
While Tunisians honour the occasion on Sunday with drums and dance in the streets of the capital Tunis...
On the same day, in Senegal, young Muslims gather at the Seydina Limamou Laye Mausoleum in the capital, Dakar...
One young girl wanders off to enjoy the sunrise.
Tuesday sees a boy push his bike through deep waters following severe flooding in Maiduguri, Nigeria.
Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who was murdered by her ex-partner, is laid to rest on Saturday with full military honours at her father's homestead in eastern Uganda...
The Ugandan military pay their respects with a gun salute...
Her youngest daughter cries as she holds a picture of her mother close to her heart.
People relax on a private beach at the mouth of the Suez Canal in Egypt.
Rescuers attempt to dig for survivors after a building collapse killed at least eight people in the Sierra Leone capital Freetown on Monday.
In Tunisia, it's time for the grape harvest on Tuesday.
From the BBC in Africa this week:
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