A selection of the photos from across Africa this week:
On Sunday, a man in the Moroccan capital Rabat joins protests against comments made by the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who used the term "occupation" to refer to the situation in the disputed territory of Western Sahara, which is claimed by Morocco.
The next day, children in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna campaign for the release of the leader of Nigeria's main Shia Muslim sect, Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky. The influential figure was shot and arrested during a crackdown on the group in December.
Meanwhile in Malawi, wildlife officials note down identification details for elephant tusks, before lighting a huge bonfire for 2.6 tonnes of seized ivory...
In another approach to protect the vulnerable animals from poaching, Kenyan wildlife officials in Tsavo National Park fit an elephant with a special tracking collar.
On Tuesday in Ivory Coast, camera lights illuminate the face of Benin President Thomas Boni Yayi, speaking to media from the beach town of Grand Bassam, where at least 19 people were killed in an attack by Islamist militants two days earlier.
The following morning, on the beach nearby, a man writes "I say no to terrorism" in French in the sand.
In Cairo on Wednesday, a Muslim man performs a special form of prayer called Zikr, to celebrate the birth of Sayeda Nafisa, a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad.
On Thursday, a protester hurls a missile towards police in the South African city of Johannesburg, during protests over the removal of illegal electricity connections in the Zandspruit township.
The same day, supporters of Congo-Brazaville's opposition MCDDI party cheer during a rally for their leader, who is opposed to President Denis Sassou Nguesso running for a controversial third term.
