A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week:
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An art exhibition is taking place in the Ivorian city of Abidjan on Monday...
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This group performs outside the same venue, the Convention Centre of Abidjan.
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These protesters in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, are fired up as people take to the streets to demonstrate against tax hikes on Wednesday...
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His surroundings may be on fire, but this man is unbothered, as he takes a seat next to a burning car during the same protests, called by opposition leader Raila Odinga...
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However, not all the protesters are so calm. This man is running away after tear gas is fired at him. At least six people reportedly died in Wednesday's protests.
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It's a star-studded group in Sandton, South Africa, at a banquet dinner for American boxer Floyd Mayweather on Saturday. The sportsman also visited Zimbabwe on his trip to the continent.
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Elsewhere in South Africa, these people welcome back young men and women from an initiation ceremony in Elim on Saturday...
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These initiates arrive wearing red and with symbolic sweets in their hands. Around 68,000 young people took part in the ceremony in Limpopo Province...
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A double rainbow greets surfing champion Stephanie Gilmore in South Africa's Eastern Cape as she takes part in the Corona Open J-Bay event on Wednesday.
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A doctor examines a patient's eyes in the Nigerian capital, Abuja on Tuesday.
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In the Egyptian city of Luxor this seller is holding up a piece of handicraft on Sunday. The ancient city is home to great archaeological sites like the Luxor Temple and ancient tombs.
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While this boy takes a dive into the River Nile on the outskirts of Cairo on Wednesday to cool off from the scorching heat. The North Africa region is current going through a heatwave, with record temperatures.
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There is more water sport in Japan as Egypt's Nadine Barsoum takes part in the Solo Tech Women Preliminary event at the 20th World Aquatics Championships on Friday...
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At the same championships these members of Team Egypt take part in the Artistic Swimming Team Acrobatic Final on Monday, eventually won by China.
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Dancer Veronica Louwe gets ready backstage at a rehearsal for the Swan Lake Ballet in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
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On Thursday Nigerian football player Michelle Alozie visits the Rectangular Stadium in Australia as the Women's World Cup kicks off. Nigeria will play Canada on Friday.
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