A selection of photos from around the African continent this week:
Newly-crowned African Player of the Year, footballer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, lands in the Libreville, Gabon, on Friday...
He greets a large crowd while holding up his trophy
In Ouidah, south Benin, people watch a masquerade dance at the annual voodoo festival...
The colourful event attracts thousands of people, both tourists and locals. Here, people clap as a dancer performs at the festival, covered in white powder - symbolising purity...
Another man spits gin on a dancer to chase away bad spirits
Kenya's twice world champion and Olympic silver medallist, Abel Kirui (centre), trains with other athletes in Iten in the Rift Valley, north of Nairobi, on Wednesday
At the Egyptian museum in Cairo on Thursday, a young girl - dressed as an ancient Egyptian - holds a case containing scissors in preparation for the opening of an exhibition of repatriated objects...
About 100 archaeological pieces are displayed in the exhibition. They were sent back from France, the US, Germany, the UK and Denmark
Meanwhile in Johannesburg, children jump on a trampoline at the Alexandra Trampoline Club...
It is one of the main attractions for children in the impoverished area
On Thursday, girls take part in a rally to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Arab Spring...
Many pose for photos on the streets of Tunis
