A selection of the week’s best photos from across the African continent and beyond:
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On Saturday in Lagos, Nigeria, 23-year-old gaming fan Toni Olaguniu dresses up as Mother Miranda from the Resident Evil at Comic Con….
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Also at the event is 24-year-old Toby Adekunle, in character as Ekko from the League of Legends video game…
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Comic Con brings together super-fans of comic books, animation, films, gaming and more in various cities around the world each year.
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The nest day in Paris, France, these women prepare Ivorian food as part of more than 60 countries taking part in the so-called Gastronomic Village.
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After setting a new personal best in a gruelling 3000m steeplechase in Japan, Ethiopia’s Sembo Almayew appears in need of immediate rest.
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Also at the World Athletics Championships on Saturday, Beatrice Chebet of Kenya is second to none as she triumphs in the 10,000m race.
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Supporters of Malawi’s governing MCP wear their colours at a campaign rally on Saturday. By the following Thursday, official results for the presidential election still had not been released, yet allies of the president and the main opposition leader both claimed victory.
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Nigerian artist and environmentalist Nnenna Okoreon displays this piece at London’s Kew Gardens on Thursday. Named Between Earth and Sky, it represents the relationship between plants, textiles and sustainability.
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The day before in Mogadishu, Somalia, 17-year-old Zakaria Mohamed tends to the pigeons he looks out for in his local neighbourhood.
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And on Saturday, Beninese diva Angélique Kidjo brings the house down during a concert at the Vatican. She recently told the BBC “being on stage is like breathing for me”.
From the BBC in Africa this week:
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