A selection of photos from across the African continent this week:
A woman takes a photo of a school set alight in South Africa's Limpopo province on Thursday in a violent dispute over district boundaries.
In Ethiopia, a congregation takes part in an Easter service on Sunday at an Orthodox Church in the capital, Addis Ababa.
The day before, more than 100 tonnes of ivory burns in Kenya's Nairobi National Park after it was set alight to show the country's commitment to saving elephants...
Amounting to the tusks of about 6,700 elephants, it takes several days to burn - as these children see on Monday.
A resident of Nairobi's poor neighbourhood of Huruma weeps in relief on Thursday after a woman trapped for six days in the rubble of a collapsed building was freed.
Those vying to become Miss Africa prepare themselves on Saturday in the South Africa city of Johannesburg ahead of the beauty pageant, which included a round going barefoot in traditional dress.
Also on Saturday, Egyptian Nour El Sherbini, 20, makes history becoming the youngest women's world squash champion, beating England's Laura Massaro in the final in Malaysia.
The next day, a farmer in Egypt harvests his wheat in Kalubia, north-east of the capital, Cairo.
Also on Sunday, a woman walks along a small alley in Chefchaouen, in the Rif mountains of north-western Morocco, which has been ranked as one of the world's most beautiful cities.
Workers hoist a statue of Tunisia's first President Habib Bourguiba on Tuesday from its plinth on the outskirts of Tunis, where it was moved after he was ousted in a 1987 "palace coup" by his prime minister - Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Five years after Ben Ali was ousted, it is to be moved back to the city centre.
A woman goes to collect water on Wednesday in Burkina's Faso capital, Ouagadougou. Rationing is to be imposed to help manage a severe shortage that has seen some areas going without water for days.
On Monday, a mourner in Kinshasa wears a hat to pay tribute to Congolese rumba rock legend Papa Wemba, whose funeral was held this week in DR Congo's capital.
And renowned Nigerian musician Asa wowed Lagos on Sunday, her first concert in Nigeria. One reviewer said the first indication "the concert was one with a difference became evident when it started on time".
