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Pop stars and pop art: Africa's top shots

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond:

LEGNAN KOULA / EPA A man spray-paints a mural in bright colours on a large concrete wall in Abidjan. LEGNAN KOULA / EPA
Angelo Djessan works on a mural at the Graff Ivoire graffiti festival in Ivory Coast on Monday.
SIPHIWE SIBEKO / REUTERS Flower vendors sell to a mourner arriving for the funeral of Hilario Benjamin Dima in Maputo.SIPHIWE SIBEKO / REUTERS
On Tuesday in Mozambique, flower sellers cater to mourners near the funeral for Hilario Benjamain Dima - who was reportedly shot dead by police during protests against the disputed election result.
SIPHIWE SIBEKO / REUTERS Teenagers play soccer on a concrete beach pathway in Maputo.SIPHIWE SIBEKO / REUTERS
Boys play football by the ocean in the same city days earlier.
ESA ALEXANDER / REUTERS A person cradles a white flower in their hands.ESA ALEXANDER / REUTERS
Seen here on Friday, the Cape waterlily has been reintroduced in South Africa after being extinct for over a century,
OLI SCARFF/AFP South African singer Tyla and backing dancers crouch low on stage.OLI SCARFF/AFP
Tyla and her backing dancers perform on stage at the MTV European Music Awards in Manchester on Sunday. The singer-songwriter took home three gongs.
MOHAMED ABD EL GHANY / REUTERS A woman in a beige dress poses on the red carpet.MOHAMED ABD EL GHANY / REUTERS
On Wednesday, stars flock to the Cairo International Film Festival in Egypt.
JEROME FAVRE / EPA A woman looks at a big panoramic painting. JEROME FAVRE / EPA
On the same day in Senegal, this visitor to the Dakar Biennale takes in a piece called Slices by Tunisian artist Slimen El Kamel...
JEROME FAVRE / EPA Two men look at a large rust-coloured art installation which is shaped in a peaked form.JEROME FAVRE / EPA
This work by Kenyan artist Wangechi Mutu is called A Palace in Pieces including Mountain Mama...
JEROME FAVRE / EPA A woman walks past an intricate painting showing two figures in a kitchen.JEROME FAVRE / EPA
The yearly festival attracts art lovers from all over the world.
ZOHRA BENSEMRA / REUTERS A drone view shows people near a stage in a large field. ZOHRA BENSEMRA / REUTERS
Supporters of Senegal's governing Pastef party join a rally in the Dakar suburb of Guediawaye ahead of snap parliamentary elections, called by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye after he dissolved parliament.
THALEFANG CHARLES / REUTERS Duma Boko waves to supporters from a car during the ceremony.THALEFANG CHARLES / REUTERS
Botswana's new president, Duma Boko, is sworn in on Friday in the capital city Gaborone.
LUIS TATO / AFP Supporters of the ruling party wear flags displaying the party colours and a portrait of the presidential candidate Muse Bihi Abdi during a final campaign rally in Hargeisa.LUIS TATO / AFP
The next day in the self-declared republic of Somaliland, supporters of the governing party Kulmiye drape themselves in its colours.
ADEKUNLE AJAYI / GETTY IMAGES A woman dressed in pink sports gear shows excitement during the ninth edition of the Lagos Women Run 2024, a 10km female road race.ADEKUNLE AJAYI / GETTY IMAGES
On Saturday in Nigeria it's time for the Lagos Women Run 2024.
SANKA VIDANAGAMA / AFP Players give each other high-fives and dance.SANKA VIDANAGAMA / AFP
Uganda celebrate their win over South Africa at the Fast5 Netball World Series in New Zealand on the same day.
MARCO RAVAGLU / GETTY IMAGES Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, winner of the gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, attends the Raitre Italian TV show 'Lo stato delle Cose' (lit. the state of things), conducted by Italian presenter and journalist Massimo Giletti (R).MARCO RAVAGLU / GETTY IMAGES
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif gives an Italian TV presenter a playful jab in Rome on Monday.
ESAM OMRAN AL-FETORI / REUTERS A woman sits cross-legged in a desert tent. wears plum coloured robes and bold silver jewellery.ESAM OMRAN AL-FETORI / REUTERS
The Libyan Heritage Festival takes place on Friday...
ESAM OMRAN AL-FETORI / REUTERS Men wearing traditional garb ride camels.ESAM OMRAN AL-FETORI / REUTERS
The event is happening south-west of Benghazi, and organisers hope it will become a yearly occurrence.
KIM LUDBROOK / EPA Five-month-old rhino suckle milk from large bottles.KIM LUDBROOK / EPA
Orphaned rhino calves David and Jonathan tuck into some milk on Tuesday in Pretoria, South Africa.
JOHN WESSELS / AFP Followers of Amadou Bamba sing and march while wearing white robes and waving white balloons.JOHN WESSELS / AFP
On Monday in Senegal, devotees of the Baye Fall Islamic brotherhood commemorate the return from exile of their founder, the late Amadou Bamba.
AFP A man checks looks at book as he visits the 27th international book fair in Algiers.)AFP
The Algiers International Book Fair is in full swing on Friday. One notable absence is the Prix Goncourt-winning novel Houris, by Algerian writer Kamel Daoud. The book has been banned in the country and his French publishers Gallimard were excluded from the book fair.
MLUNGISI LOUW / GETTY IMAGES A man stands next to a pile of corrugated iron that was once his home.MLUNGISI LOUW / GETTY IMAGES
Adam Moeketse stands next to his home made of corrugated iron, which was destroyed in severe storms on Monday in Thaba Nchu, South Africa.
MOHAMED MESSARA / EPA A man harvests olives by hand. According to the agricultural ministry, production for the 2024/2025 season is expected to reach 340,000 tons, an increase of 55 percent compared to the previous season.MOHAMED MESSARA / EPA
On Wednesday black olives are picked in Tunisia - where this year's yield is expected to be 55% bigger than last year's.
MOHAMMED HAMOUD / GETTY IMAGES A man harvests wheat by hand in a field in Dhmar province, Yemen. The sun is low in the sky behind him.MOHAMMED HAMOUD / GETTY IMAGES
And days earlier in Yemen, Ethiopian farm workers harvest wheat.

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