A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.
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Dogon men perform the Ogobagna Masked Dance in Mali's capital, Bamako, on Monday.
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Fans pack the Laurent Pokou Stadium in Ivory Coast on Sunday to watch Morocco take on the Democratic Republic of Congo, in the African Cup of Nations...
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The next day Nigeria beat Guinea-Bissau in the group stages to progress to the final 16...
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This year's tournament is gearing up to be one of the most exciting and unpredictable in recent memory.
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Ancient Egypt's wonders are reproduced in this light show in Paris, France, on Thursday.
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Meanwhile workers manufacture mannequins in northern Egypt on Saturday.
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Paintings are on display at Buganda Road craft market in Kampala, Uganda, on Tuesday.
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Worshippers wait to join a Timket ceremony in Ethiopia on Saturday...
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The Orthodox Christian festival marks the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan river.
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Children in South Africa watch Zimbabwe take on Sri Lanka in the Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup.
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Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan receives a guard of honour in Indonesia while visiting President Joko Widodo on Thursday.
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On the same day in Luanda, a changing of the guard takes place outside a meeting between Angolan President João Lourenço and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
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And on Tuesday in Uganda, Brass for Africa rehearse ahead of a performance in the capital, Kampala.
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