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Africa's week in pictures: 2 - 8 December 2022

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

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These people are moving away from Madera in Kenya on Friday, after a drought hit the area. The region is currently facing one of its harshest droughts in four decades, which has led to the death of both people and livestock...
News imageGetty Images Camels walking through dry land against a backdrop of blue skies and a few clouds. There is a tree behind them.Getty Images
Livestock, including these camels, are also migrating. Parts of Kenya have witnessed four failed rainy seasons, leading to the current drought.
News imageAFP Boys sitting in a theatre doing a ballet move, with their hands above their heads.AFP
Elsewhere in Kenya, these young boys are practising their ballet moves in Nairobi. On Saturday 500 children were invited to the National Theatre to watch The Nutcracker...
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These girls take part in the performance by the Dance Centre Kenya (DCK) with the Nairobi Philharmonic Orchestra.
News imageAFP Ballerina applying lip gloss in a mirror.AFP
And there is more ballet across the continent in Dakar, where this Russian dancer puts on her lip gloss backstage at another performance of The Nutcracker on Monday. Seven Russian ballerinas travelled to Senegal to perform along with ballet master Slou Akimguereeva.
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Staying in Senegal, these models are walking the runway at Dakar Fashion Week on Saturday. This year marks the 20th edition of the show...
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Meanwhile, these models wait backstage at the same event. The event showed the work of 20 designers, including from South Africa, Mali, Mozambique and other countries, according to the Africa News website.
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The fashion continues in South Africa, as these models wait backstage at Soweto Fashion Week on Friday.
News imageAFP Nigerian women wearing the same green and yellow printed dresses walking the streets.AFP
A different kind of fashion parade at an election rally in Lagos, where these women show their support for Nigerian presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar from the Peoples Democratic Party. The elections take place in February 2023.
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It is a football fest in Spain on Tuesday as this young boy hold up a Morocco flag, ahead of their knock-out match against Spain in the football World Cup...
News imageEPA A woman with long hair posing with a Moroccan flag. She is smiling and there is a jubilant crowd of men in the background.EPA
The streets in Morocco and several European cities such as Brescia in Italy are full of celebrations after Morocco win the match 3-0 on penalties...
News imageEPA People in a car waiving Moroccan flags against a backdrop of the l'arc de triomphe. They look very happy and excited.EPA
There are also celebrations in Paris. Morocco face Portugal on Saturday in the quarter-finals.
News imageGetty Images Naomi Campbell meeting the president of Senegal - Macky Sall. They are shaking hands.Getty Images
Back to Dakar, where British supermodel Naomi Campbell meets Senegalese President Macky Sall. It is not clear whether the two discussed the World Cup match between Senegal and England, but Ms Campbell did attend fashion shows at Dakar Fashion Week, according to British Vogue...
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This Senegal fan in Qatar certainly does have the game on her mind - unfortunately for her, Senegal lose 3-0 to England and are knocked out of the World Cup.
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Nigerian professor of law, public procurement scholar and anti-corruption advocate Sope Williams poses as she wins the Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani International Excellence Award in Qatar. The prize is for those who have fought against corruption in their work.
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