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Africa's week in pictures: 2-8 July 2021

A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond:

News imageGetty Images A dancer from Benin performs at the 6th CIOFF World Folkloriada (Folklore Festival) in the city of Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia.Getty Images
On Friday, dancers from Benin perform at the World Folkloriada (Folklore Festival) in the city of Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia...
News imageGetty Images This year, 2,000 performers from more than 60 countries are expected to take part in the folklore festivalGetty Images
This year, 2,000 performers from more than 60 countries took part in the festival which is organised every four years by the International Council of Organizations of Folklore Festivals and Folk Arts (CIOFF).
News imageAFP People take part in a march called by the opposition to protest against the security situation worsening and asking for a response to jihadist attacks, in Ouagadougou, on July 3, 2021.AFP
The next day, people march at a protest in Ouagadougou called by the opposition against the worsening security situation in Burkina Faso.
News imageAFP A man holds a tear gas canister thrown by Kenyan police officers during a protest against police brutality and harassment, especially against the poor, in Nairobi on July 7, 2021.AFP
Across the continent, a man holds a tear gas canister thrown by Kenyan police officers during a protest on Wednesday against police brutality and harassment...
News imageAFP Kenyan police officers arrest protesters during a marchAFP
The protests are also known as Saba-Saba, a phrase used to reference demonstrations that took place on the seventh day of the seventh month to protest against the authoritarian rule of the then single-party state in the 1990s.
News imageAFP Cameroonian fashion designer Imane Ayissi supervises a model during the shooting of the video presentation of his Haute Couture Fall Winter 2021-2022 collection, in Paris, on July 3, 2021.AFP
Cameroonian fashion designer Imane Ayissi supervises a model during the shooting of the video presentation of his Haute Couture Fall Winter 2021-2022 collection...
News imageAFP Cameroonian fashion designer Imane Ayissi supervises a model during the shooting of the video presentation of his Haute Couture Fall Winter 2021-2022 collection, in Paris, on July 3, 2021.AFP
...in Paris on Saturday. The 51-year-old designer is known to blend European style with an African flair.
News imageGetty Images Goalkeeper Chinonso Eziekwe #18 of Nigeria and Hirving Lozano #22 of Mexico fight the ball during the friendly match between Mexico and Nigeria at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on July 3, 2021 in Los Angeles, CaliforniaGetty Images
On the same day Nigerian goalkeeper Chinonso Eziekwe jumps over Mexico's Hirving Lozano during a friendly game in Los Angeles, California, that the Super Eagles lost 0-4.
News imageEPA Actors wearing Pharaonic costumes perform during a Pharaonic Wedding, a new tourist attraction at the Pharaonic Village in Giza, Egypt, 05 July 2021.EPA
Actors wearing costumes perform during a Pharaonic Wedding, a new tourist attraction at the Pharaonic Village in Giza, Egypt. The village reopened to tourists amid continued restrictions because of the pandemic and these actors grabbed the opportunity on Monday.
News imageReuters Men fish from boats on the River Nile in Cairo, EgyptReuters
On Wednesday these fishermen on the River Nile in Cairo, Egypt seem to be engaged in synchronised fishing, while nearby...
News imageReuters A man takes a selfie as Ever Given, one of the world"s largest container ships, sets sail to leave at the Suez Canal after the canal authority reached a settlement with the vessel"s owner and insurers, in IsmailiaReuters
...a man takes a selfie as the Ever Given, one of the world's largest container ships which caused a global storm when it blocked the Suez canal in March, departs after its owners and insurers reached an agreement with Egyptian authorities.

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