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Africa's top shots: 4 -10 October

A selection of the week's best photos from across Africa:

It's Sunday-funday at the popular Quebra Canela beach in Cape Verde.

Getty Images Boy at a popular beach in Cape Verde on Sunday 6 October 2019 — It's Sunday-funday at the popular Quebra Canela beach in Cape Verde.

And a different kind of fun takes place in the South African city of Johannesburg as a performer gets ready for the Diabolique Adult Festival on Saturday.

Getty Images Performer fixes their in front of a large mirror on Saturday 5 October — And a different kind of fun takes place in the South African city of Johannesburg as a performer gets ready for the Diabolique Adult Festival on Saturday.

The same day in Nigeria, the fight for girls' rights continues as the country marks 2,000 days since the kidnapping of 276 Chibok girls by Boko Haram.

Getty Images Girls' faces painted on a bridge on Saturday 5 October 2019 — The same day in Nigeria, the fight for girls' rights continues as the country marks 2,000 days since the kidnapping of 276 Chibok girls by Boko Haram.

In Kenya, members of the Sengwer community combine activism with some fun on Monday as they dance before marching to the president's office in Nairobi, to present a petition seeking to protect their homes and to be recognised as a distinct tribe.

Getty Images Members of Sengwer community in traditional clothing dance on Monday 7 October 2019 — In Kenya, members of the Sengwer community combine activism with some fun on Monday as they dance before marching to the president's office in Nairobi, to present a petition seeking to protect their homes and to be recognised as a distinct tribe.

A South Sudanese refugee waters her vegetables in a settlement just outside Kakuma refugee camp in Nairobi, Kenya, on Friday.

Getty Images Woman carrying a baby waters vegetables on Friday 4 October 2019 — A South Sudanese refugee waters her vegetables in a settlement just outside Kakuma refugee camp in Nairobi, Kenya, on Friday.

It's a celebration in Tunisia for Ennahda Movement supporters as exit polls indicate their party came out top in Sunday's legislative elections.

Getty Images Ennahda Movement supporters on Sunday 6 October 2019 — It's a celebration in Tunisia for Ennahda Movement supporters as exit polls indicate their party came out top in Sunday's legislative elections.

And on that same day, thousands of miles away, a loved-up couple share a hug near the Quebra Canela beach in Cape Verde.

Getty Images Young couple leaning on to each other on Sunday 6 October 2019 — And on that same day, thousands of miles away, a loved-up couple share a hug near the Quebra Canela beach in Cape Verde.

On the other side of the continent, a mother holds her son and removes dirt from his face in Turkana, north-west Kenya, on Friday...

Getty Images Woman removes dirt from her son's face on Friday 4 October 2019 — On the other side of the continent, a mother holds her son and removes dirt from his face in Turkana, north-west Kenya, on Friday...

The vast and dry, drought-prone land is on the front line of climate change... This man herds his animals in the area on the same day.

Getty Images Man and his animals on Friday 4 October 2019 — The vast and dry, drought-prone land is on the front line of climate change... This man herds his animals in the area on the same day.

And in Egypt, it's time to get serious about horses as the Arabian Horses Beauty Competition takes place on Saturday just outside Cairo.

Getty Images Man parades a horse on Saturday 5 October 2019 — And in Egypt, it's time to get serious about horses as the Arabian Horses Beauty Competition takes place on Saturday just outside Cairo.

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Graffiti artists took over my village

Madagascar's love affair with this old French car

The dancing horses of Lagos beach