A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.
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On Wednesday, medical workers at the Mama Lucy Kibaki hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, look on from a staircase as opposition leader Raila Odinga visits his supporters who were shot and injured during an anti-government protest...
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The demonstration over the high cost of living and new tax increases was called by Mr Odinga's Azimio coalition, whose supporters were out in force on Friday.
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In South Africa, members of the LGBTQ community stage a protest against a planned lecture by Kenyan academic Patrick Lumumba at the University of Cape Town on Monday.
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On Tuesday, an Egyptian girl cools off at a Red Sea resort in Hurghada...
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A couple of days earlier, tourists and Egyptians riding on a banana boat at the same resort peel off into the water.
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No need for a boat for this Somali man to enjoy a splash in the waves at the Geelaq beach in Hamarweyne district of Mogadishu on Friday.
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On Saturday, Egyptians Mohamed Farouk and Maha Amer Eissa compete in the Mixed 3m Synchronised Springboard final of the diving events at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan...
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Monday sees South Africa's Chloe Meecham (L) face up with Orsolya Hertzka of France during the Women's Water Polo 9-12 classification match...
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Two days later, Angola's Lia Ana Lima is in action during the Women's 200m Butterfly heat.
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Malian singer and composer Salif Keita performs during the Pirineos Sur Festival on the floating stage of Lanuza's reservoir in Huesca, Spain, on Saturday.
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In Senegal a diver hands over a mobile phone found at the bottom of the ocean after a boat accident in Dakar on Monday.
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In Algeria, Souhila Belkati carries her child inside her burnt house after a wildfire in Bejaia, on Tuesday....
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Across the border in Tunisia on Wednesday, a woman walks through the charred remains of trees after a forest fire near the town of Melloula in the north-west of the country. A severe heatwave across much of southern Europe and northern Africa has killed dozens and forced mass evacuations.
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An Ivorian woman prepares cassava flour for the traditional dish attieke in Abidjan, on Friday.
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A trader works on a generator in Lagos, Nigeria, on Tuesday.
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Spectators enjoy the opening concert of the Netball World Cup 2023 on Thursday in Cape Town, South Africa...
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Where South African singer Simmy performs.
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On the same day, Super Falcons star Asisat Oshoala celebrates after scoring the third goal as Nigeria defeat co-hosts Australia at the Women's World Cup in Brisbane.
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