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Africa's top shots: 26 August - 1 September

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

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News imageGetty Images Child holding two mangos in their hands. There are plants behind them.Getty Images
On Friday a child in Obour City, Egypt, is seen harvesting mangos, during the season for the fruit, which lasts from June to November.
News imageAFP Men lines up on horses. Most of them are wearing traditional Morocco clothes in yellow. They are raising rifles in the air. There are onlookers behind them.AFP
Over in Morocco on Saturday a group of horsemen raise their weapons during the traditional horse-riding performance at a Moussem culture and heritage festival in Rabat…
News imageAFP Horsemen riding with rifles in the air. One of the rifles is shooting out fire.AFP
Some of the guns are fired during the festivities.
News imageGetty Images Woman with an umbrella with her baby on her back walking on the road.Getty Images
In Kenya's Rift Valley on Monday, a woman carries her baby on her back as she goes to vote in the delayed parliamentary election in Rongai Constituency.
News imageAFP Woman dancing in traditional Nigerian clothes. She is smiling and waving her hands.AFP
On Tuesday a woman dances in Nigeria's Adamawa State, as families of missing people gather to mark the International Day of the Disappeared.
News imageEPA Majda John Peter on the runway. There are two models behind her. She is wearing jeans, a printed top and braids.EPA
Glamour is in abundance in the Czech Republic capital, Prague, as South Sudanese model, Majda John Peter, competes in the Elite Model Look 2022 World Final on Tuesday…
News imageEPA Majda John Peter crying tears of joy.EPA
She cannot contain her joy upon winning the contest, as she breaks down into tears.
News imageReuters A group of protesters on the road. One of them is making the peace sign. They are covering their faces.Reuters
Over in Sudan on Wednesday, a protester makes a peace sign during a demonstration against military rule.
News imageAFP Woman with CAR flag on her head wearing a T-shirt with the face on Crepin Mbouli Goumba on it.AFP
In Central African Republic (CAR) on Friday, a woman shows her support for opposition figure Crepin Mbouli Goumba, who is against constitutional reform that some fear could allow President Faustin Archange Touadera to serve a third term in office.
News imageAFP President Macron smiling against a backdrop of bookshelves. There is a painting behind him and people are taking photos of him.AFP
President Emmanuel Macron of France beams as he receives a gift during a trip to Algeria on Saturday…
News imageAFP View of the Santa Cruz Christian chapel overlooking the sea. The weather looks misty.AFP
He also pays a visit to the Santa Cruz Christian chapel in Oran...
News imageGetty Images Cardinal Peter Ebere Okpaleke wearing cardinal clothes, and a sea of people all around him also dressed in red. One person is taking a picture.Getty Images
Saturday is a big day for Nigerian Bishop Peter Ebere Okpaleke, who is made a cardinal by the Pope in Vatican City.
News imageAFP Thriston Lawrence with his eyes intently on the ball.AFP
From religion to sports, eyes are on the ball at the European Masters golf tournament in Switzerland as South Africa’s Thriston Lawrence takes a swing on Sunday...
News imageReuters Bobi Wine wearing a T-shirt which says Free All Political PrisonersReuters
Former Uganda presidential candidate Bobi Wine takes his campaign to free political prisoners to the Venice film festival on Thursday.

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