A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond:
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Four young women explore a beach area near the runway of Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Sunday.
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On Tuesday, a vendor in Addis Ababa displays flower motif ornaments known as "Adey Abeba" ahead of Ethiopia's New Year...
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It is celebrated on September 11 in the Ethiopian calendar which is seven years behind the Gregorian calendar.
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Supporters of the Kenya Kwanza coalition celebrate a Supreme Court ruling on Monday which unanimously upholds the result of last month's presidential election won by William Ruto.
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While most dance and shout slogans, others choose more imaginative ways to celebrate Mr Ruto's win.
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Big smiles from the man himself - Kenya's president-elect speaks during a press conference after the Supreme Court ruling at his official residence in the Nairobi suburb of Karen.
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In Nairobi's Kibagare slum on the same day, people try to save their belongings after fire broke out, destroying many houses.
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A different kind of support in Guinea's capital, Conakry, where a young man holds up a newspaper backing the ruling junta at a concert on Monday to commemorate a year since the army seized power.
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Friday sees Burkina Faso triple-jumper Hugues Fabrice Zango in action at the IAAF Diamond League athletics event in Brussels, Belgium.
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Eritrean cyclist Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin competes during the 77th Tour of Spain on Sunday.
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Protesting taxi drivers block the road with stones and burning tyres in Cape Town, South Africa on Monday. About 100 taxi drivers took part in the protest, accusing the City of Cape Town of impounding their vehicles in order to put buses on their route.
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In Bujumbura, a man listens to the radio on Wednesday, as Security Minister Gervais Ndirakobuca is appointed Burundi's new prime minister. Mr Ndirakobuca, a former rebel commander, has previously had stints as deputy director of the police and head of the feared intelligence service.
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A worker carries chicken eggs at a farm in Cairo, Egypt, where egg prices have risen because of higher feed prices after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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A woman in Kisangani, north-eastern DR Congo, prepares food for her family on Friday.
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Rain falls in London on Thursday as a fan awaits the third Test match between England and South Africa at the Oval.
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