Choose from the best photos of the week on the continent and beyond:
People were watching wildfires violently on Sunday in part of Table Mountain National Park in South Africa. [ESA ALEXANDER / REUTERS]
On Friday, four days after Pope Francis’ death, nuns and other believers prayed for the late church at the Holy Family Cathedral in the Kenyan capital. [LUIS TATO / AFP]
On the second day of South African Fashion Week in Johannesburg on Friday, models showed off these designs from Rubicon. [IHSAAN HAFFEJEE / GETTY IMAGES]
Abdourahamane Ibrahim played with his brother Etran deL’Aïr at the New Orleans Jazz Festival on Sunday. The musical family is from Agades, Niger. [TIM MOSENFELDER / GETTY IMAGES]
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The collective performance of Kivu dancers on Goma International Dance Day in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The activity continues despite the city being captured by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels and the devastating violence suffered by civilians in the conflict. [JOSPIN MWISHA / GETTY IMAGES]
Boats, fishermen and swimmers all like Rido Beach in Mogadishu when the Somalia flag is overhead on Friday. [ED RAM / GETTY IMAGES]
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Freetown karate enthusiasts took part in a version of martial arts called Kyokushin on Sunday. It has been growing in popularity in Sierra Leone over the past decade. [PATRICK MEINHARDT / AFP]
A herder embraced one of his camels in Douz, Tunisia on Thursday. The area is home to large oasis, with palm trees every year that produces a large number of dates. [FETHI BELAID / AFP]
Kumpos of the Casamas dance in southern Senegal during a climate action project in the capital Dakar on Sunday [NICOLAS REMENE / AFP]
It is also Danuu Collective, which is visible in dazzling outfits here. [NICOLAS REMENE / AFP]
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Kenya’s domination over the annual London Marathon continues, with Sabastian, 29, winning the men’s race on Sunday. The winner of the Women’s Classic was Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa, who broke the Women’s World Marathon record for 26 seconds. [MATTHEW CHILDS / REUTERS]
Trophy and official match balls were exhibited on the local beach before the FIFA Beach Football World Cup in Seychelles on Sunday. [ALEX GRIMM / GETTY IMAGES]
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