A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week:
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A mother and her newborn share skin-to-skin contact at a hospital in Ivory Coast on Monday.
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These hatchlings make a run for it at a beach in Mombasa, Kenya, on World Turtle Day on Friday.
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On Saturday, street artists called Gold and Silver Nation busk at a shopping centre in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Window-washers clean the Central Bank of Egypt's new headquarters near Cairo on Wednesday.
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On Saturday in Tunisia's capital city, Tunis, dancers perform the closing number at this year's Carthage Choreographers Days festival.
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Senegalese footballer Habib Diallo (right) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal against Brazil in Tuesday's international friendly. The West Africans won 4-2.
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On Saturday in Cameroon, Central African Republic fans are in good cheer before losing 1-2 to Angola. They had hoped to see their team qualify for its first ever Africa Cup of Nations.
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The day before, a scoreboard operator enjoys himself at the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier match between the West Indies and US in Zimbabwe.
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Nigerian eSports and game enthusiasts flock to a tournament run by GamrX Africa in Lagos on Saturday.
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On Wednesday opposition supporters in Sierra Leone call on electoral commissioner Mohamed Konneh to step down after allegations of electoral fraud ahead of Saturday's presidential vote.
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On Sunday, Malian citizens living in Ivory Coast look at electoral lists during a referendum vote on their home country's constitution that was called by the ruling junta.
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On the same day in Libya's capital, Tripoli, a woman shops for spices at a market in the Old Town.
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Wednesday is World Yoga Day - and a time of contemplation for these practitioners in Johannesburg and many others around the globe.
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Team Eswatini join the opening ceremony of the Special Olympics World Games in Germany on Saturday...
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And days later, Mitchell Prosper of Mauritius competes in the long jump.
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