A selection of the week’s best photos from across the African continent:
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Temple guardian Abdel Karim greets visitors who have come to witness the sun’s rays light up the statue of Pharaoh Ramses II in Egypt on Tuesday. The solar alignment only happens twice a year.
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Women weave baskets during a cultural festival in the Libyan city of Ghadames on Wednesday…
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Music is also a part of the celebrations…
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And these girls dress in finery for the occasion.
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A curious collection of phones on a wall are part of the guided tour at Morocco’s Atlas Studios in the city of Ouarzazate on Monday.
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Young Buddhist monks line up to a receive an offering from the community as part of Kathina festivities on Sunday in Entebbe, Uganda.
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It’s time for a quick practice on Tuesday ahead of the Cape Town International Kite Festival…
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These women have travelled from Tunisia to take part in the annual event in South Africa, which raises money for mental health services.
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Artists perform during the Abidjan Border Forum in Ivory Coast on Wednesday.
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Evidence of last month’s floods linger in a corner of the Sahara Desert in south-eastern Morocco on Sunday…
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This school in Senegal flooded last week and the water is still ankle-deep as of Tuesday…
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Many Nigerians have also suffered heavy flooding, including these people in Kogi state using a canoe to get around town on Monday.
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Zambia’s Under-17 women’s World Cup football team arrive in good spirits ahead of their match against Japan in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday.
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Eritrean cyclist Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier competes in the Tour of Guangxi on Saturday.
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Mourners in Mozambique hold this photo of top opposition aides Paulo Guambe and Elvino Dias, who were gunned down last week following a disputed general election…
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Esmerada Gonsalves, the widow of Elvino Dias, attends his funeral on Wednesday in Maputo.
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A catastrophic building collapse on Sunday in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, leaves two people trapped.
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And on Thursday, Jacaranda trees bloom in South Africa’s biggest city of Johannesburg.
From the BBC in Africa this week:
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