A selection of the best photos from across Africa and of Africans elsewhere in the world this week.
On Thursday, in Egypt's capital, Cairo, a man is pictured walking past a poster looking ahead to the Pope's visit at the end of this month
Also in Cairo, former Manchester United star Ryan Giggs visits a museum on Wednesday while in town for the UEFA Champions League trophy tour
On Thursday, South Africa's recently sacked Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan speaks at a memorial to anti-apartheid hero Ahmed Kathrada in Cape Town's St George's Cathedral
This picture released on Tuesday, shows a member of Ivory Coast's navy taking aim as part of a drill off the coast of the main city, Abidjan
The multinational naval exercise also involves an exercise on how to deal with pirates
In The Gambia on Tuesday a UDP supporter comes out for a rally in the capital, Banjul, ahead of Thursday's parliamentary elections, the country's first post-Jammeh polls
But ex-President Yahya Jammeh still has his supporters, and on Tuesday they come for a rally in the town of Bakau
When in Rome, win the marathon. Ethiopian long-distance runner Tola Shura Kitata breaks the tape in a race on Sunday
On Tuesday, people in a makeshift settlement in Dollow, Somalia, for people on the move because of the drought gather as the sun goes down
On the same day in Dollow children recite the Quran from verses written on wooden tablets
This shot of a minaret taken against a clear sky on Monday is a testament to the unique architectural treasure of Agadez in northern Niger
Images courtesy of AFP, EPA, Getty Images and Reuters
