Heatwaves and hand-to-hand combat: Africa's top shots

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A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond:

Boys jump and somersault into the water from a road bridge.Image source, FETHI BELAID / AFP / GETTY IMAGES
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As Tunisians brace for a heatwave, a group of boys leap into the sea in Tunis on Tuesday.

A child picks a red balloon from a vendor at Magic Land amusement park in Abuja on 29 June.Image source, OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP / GETTY IMAGES
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Days earlier in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, children choose balloons at Magic Land...

Amusement park visitors talk, smile and laugh as they ride a bird-shaped carousel at Magic Land on 29 June.Image source, OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP / GETTY IMAGES
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The theme park opened almost two decades ago.

A woman smiles as she has her hair and make-up done.Image source, PHILIMON BULAWAYO / REUTERS
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Contestants get ready backstage before the Mr and Miss Africa Albinism pageant in Zimbabwe on Saturday.

A tennis player stares intently at the ball in front of her face.Image source, HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP / GETTY IMAGES
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Ons Jabeur of Tunisia keeps her eyes squarely on the ball during the first day of the Wimbledon tennis championships, in the UK on Monday.

A man sits next to piles of dozens of large melons on his stall.Image source, JAMES WAKIBIA / SOPA IMAGES / LIGHTROCKET / GETTY IMAGES
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Juicy watermelons fill this vendor's stall in Nakuru, Kenya, on Wednesday. Food prices keep rising as the country grapples with a cost-of-living crisis.

A man poses elegantly with one closed fist and one expressive, open hand.Image source, OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP / GETTY IMAGES
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On Friday in Abuja, Faisal Ibrahim aka Dan Yellow Tula poses for the camera. He is a Dambe fighter - a combat sport with a long history in northern Nigeria, external...

Two men square up to each other in an area. Both are dressed in shorts, both have right hands balled up and taped into a hard fist.Image source, EMMANUEL OSODI / ANADOLU / GETTY IMAGES
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The next day in the same city, fighters face off in the African Warrior Dambe World Series.

A man dressed in black walks through the Orangery of the Palace of Versailles. He is flanked by an entourage.Image source, BERTRAND GUAY / AFP / GETTY IMAGES
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On Sunday, Nigerian singer-songwriter Rema and his entourage arrive at the Jacquemus show at Paris Fashion Week in France.

Men and women dance inside a club. Out of shot is a DJ playing music on decks.Image source, TEMILOLUWA JOHNSON / GETTY IMAGES
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The day before in Lagos, Nigeria, people enjoy a Pride month club night called Be. Organisers say their goal is for clubbers to "merge soul and body with rhythm and just be".

A woman sings on stage wearing a black and white robe which is beaded with cowrie shells.Image source, OUPA BOPAPE / GALLO IMAGES / GETTY IMAGES
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Celebrated South African singer Thandiswa Mazwai performs on stage at Johannesburg's Lyric Theatre on Sunday.

Ryan Huckabee of the United States crests a wave. Behind him apartment blocks are visible.Image source, KODY MCGREGOR / WORLD SURF LEAGUE / GETTY IMAGES
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And the following day, surfers from around the world compete in the Ballito Pro on South Africa's eastern coast off KwaZulu-Natal.

From the BBC in Africa this week:

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