Africa's week in pictures: 27 July-2 August 2018
A selection of the best photos from across Africa and of Africans elsewhere in the world this week.
Getty ImagesOn Friday, a child sleeps on a train headed to the South African town of Musina, which is on the border with Zimbabwe.
ReutersThe following day, women from the Ethiopian diaspora cheer Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed during his visit to the US.
EPAPeople cool themselves down in the Mediterranean Sea on Sunday as the temperature soars in the Egyptian city of Port Said.
AFPOn the same day, a vanilla farmer tends to his crop in the volcanic Comoros archipelago ahead of a referendum on presidential term limits.
EPAAn opposition supporter protests in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, on Wednesday about the delay in announcing election results.
ReutersOn Sunday, boxers square up to each other during a tournament in Kibera in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.
AFPDelegates celebrate the 19th anniversary of Mohammed VI's accession to the Moroccan throne on Tuesday.
ReutersThe arrival of the Ethiopian Orthodox patriarch Bishop Merkorios, who'd been in exile for 27 years, is met with harp music and song in Addis Ababa...
ReutersOther members of the welcoming musical ensemble in the Ethiopian capital perform on ceremonial horns.
AFPAcross the continent in Mali's capital Bamako, a man takes it easy by a polling station during Sunday's presidential election.
Getty ImagesAndry Rajoelina, the former president of Madagascar, power poses as he tries to make a comeback during a rally in the capital, Antananarivo.
EPAAnd women in the South African city of Cape Town march to parliament during a countrywide demonstration against gender abuse.
Pictures from AFP, EPA, Getty Images and Reuters
