A selection of photos from across Africa, and of Africans elsewhere, this week:
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Luminous jellyfish are seen at an exhibit in Cape Town on Friday. Among them are two rare Pink Meanie jellyfish recently discovered off the coast of the South African city - the variety is known as "jellyvorous" because it feeds on other jellyfish.
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On the same day, this motorcyclist makes his way through a flood-hit area of Nigeria's capital, Abuja.
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Sculptures by artist Kwame Akoto Bamfo are seen on the same day in Ghana, following the 400-year anniversary of the start of the transatlantic slave trade.
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On Monday, artist Mwamngi Kimaru aka Jakatyap puts the final touches to one of his pieces in the train wagon-turned-studio rented to him and others by Kenya Railways.
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Soliders wear distinctive camouflage balaklava during a parade marking independence day in Ivory Coast on Wednesday.
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On Sunday in Khartoum, three women take part in celebrations after Sudan's ruling military council signs a power-sharing deal with the country's opposition movement that has led months of protest action.
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A gilded animal figure belonging to ancient Egypt's boy-king Tutankhamun is inspected on Sunday...
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As is this sarcophagus which held the mummified remains of the king and is now undergoing eight months of careful restoration work...
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Once the various pieces have been restored at Giza's Grand Egyptian Museum, they are to go on display among the rest of the pharoah's collection there.
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On Friday, Kenyan farmer Josphat Muchir tends to his coffee trees, which he fertilises with "poo power" - as the process of using slurry passed through biogas digesters is known.
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And on Tuesday in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a worshipper at Goma's al-Abrar mosque is pictured in prayer.
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