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Africa's week in pictures: 14-20 December 2018

A selection of the best photos from across Africa and of Africans elsewhere in the world this week.

News imageGetty Images A South African diver feeds fishes dressed as Santa Claus at the uShaka Marine World in Durban.Getty Images
South African diver Jerry Ntombela, dressed as Santa Claus, feeds fish at the uShaka Marine World in Durban on Thursday.
News imageGetty Images Christmas decorations depicting Santa Clauses on scooters shown at a roundabout in Lagos, NigeriaGetty Images
The festive spirit also descended on Lagos, Nigeria, with Santa Clauses on scooters decorating a roundabout at Victoria Island on Monday.
News imageGetty Images A street vendor wearing a plastic Santa Claus mask peddles Christmas merchandise to motorists in Nairobi, Kenya.Getty Images
A street vendor wearing a plastic Santa Claus mask peddles Christmas merchandise to motorists in Nairobi, Kenya on Wednesday.
News imageGetty Images A Maasai warrior hurls a wooden throwing club during a sporting event at Kimana, near Kenya's border with Tanzania.Getty Images
A man from the Maasai ethnic group hurls a wooden club during a sporting event at Kimana, near Kenya's border with Tanzania on Saturday.
News imageGetty Images Maasai men take part in a sporting event in Kimana, near Kenya's border with Tanzania.Getty Images
Hundreds of young men representing four villages competed in six games to win medals, cash prizes or a breeding bull.
News imageGetty Images A Maasai warrior uses his phone after dark after a sporting event near Kenya's border with Tanzania.Getty Images
And as the so-called Maasai Olympics draw to a close, a man uses his phone after dark.
News imageGetty Images South Africa's Tamaryn Green holds hands with fellow finalist Catriona Gray of the Philippines while waiting for the announcement of the winner of the 2018 Miss Universe Pageant in Bangkok.Getty Images
South Africa's Tamaryn Green holds hands with Catriona Gray of the Philippines while waiting on Monday for the announcement of the winner of the 2018 Miss Universe Pageant in Bangkok.
News imageGetty Images A supporter of DR Congo opposition leader Martin Fayulu reacts after police fire teargas in Kinshasa.Getty Images
An opposition supporter in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa reacts after police fire tear gas on Wednesday.
News imageGetty Images Supporters of DR Congo opposition leader Martin Fayulu ride a motorcyle on a street in the capital Kinshasa.Getty Images
On the same day, opposition supporters ride motorcycles around Kinshasa. Sunday's elections in the troubled nation have been postponed by a week.
News imageGetty Images Zanu PF delegates salute the arrival of Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa at the party's 17th National People's Conference in Matebeleland.Getty Images
On Saturday, delegates of Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF salute President Emmerson Mnangagwa as he is about to speak at the party's 17th conference.
News imageGetty Images An overseer of diggers in Egypt walks into a newly-discovered tomb of the high priest Wahtye, who served during the fifth dynasty reign of King Neferirkare between 2500-2300 BC.Getty Images
On the same day in Egypt, an overseer of diggers walks into a newly discovered tomb of the high priest Wahtye, who served during King Neferirkare's reign between 2500-2300 BC.
News imageGetty Images A woman prays at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Madagascar's capital Antananarivo.Getty Images
And a woman enjoys a quiet moment of prayer on Monday at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Antananarivo, Madagascar.

Pictures from AFP, EPA, Reuters and Getty Images