A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.
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Image caption, On Wednesday, children run past a mural by artist Senzart911 in Soweto, South Africa.
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Image caption, On Saturday, the sculptures frame a view of the pyramids of Giza in Egypt, where works by 10 international artists are exhibited as part of an art festival.
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Image caption, A priceless bronze statue that was looted by British troops in 1897 from the Kingdom of Benin in present-day Nigeria was delivered to Nigerian officials on Wednesday.
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Image caption, The day before, a museum in Paris exhibits these palace doors stolen from the 19th-century kingdom of Dahomey, before their return to Benin.
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Image caption, On Saturday, this boy joins others planting tree seedlings in a deforested area within the Mau forest in Kenya.
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Image caption, On the same day in Burkina Faso, the Golden Stallion of Yennenga trophy from the Fespaco film festival is carefully staged: it was awarded to Somali-Finnish director Khadar Ahmed for his feature film The Gravedigger’s Wife.
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Image caption, Nigerian actress Yvonne Orji and Issa Rae, whose father is Senegalese, attend the final series premiere of their TV show Insecure on Friday in Los Angeles.
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Image caption, Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga shares a moment with her husband Olaf Koschke in Frankfurt on Sunday, where she was awarded the German Book Trade Peace Prize. In his speech of thanks he calls for a “new enlightenment”.
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Image caption, On Tuesday, a rescued lion was brought from Russia to Tanzania for rehabilitation.
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Image caption, Damage and debris were left behind Saturday after the deadly flood in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
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Image caption, And on Tuesday, thousands of outraged citizens continue their protests against the military coup in Sudan, where a mass demonstration has been called for Saturday.
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