A number of the week’s finest pictures from throughout the African continent and past:
In Senegal’s capital metropolis Dakar, Muslims belonging to the Layene Sufi order make their technique to night prayers on Friday… [CEM OZDEL / GETTY IMAGES]
Worshippers sometimes gown all in white. [CEM OZDEL / GETTY IMAGES]
On Tuesday in Nigeria the top of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan involves an finish… [OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP]
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4 tonnes of meat, three tonnes of rice, three tonnes of potatoes and two tonnes of onions cooked in pots are ready for hundreds of individuals, say organisers of this non-profit group service in South Africa on Sunday. It is all a part of celebrations on the ultimate day of Ramadan. [BRENTON GEACH / GETTY IMAGES]
As Eid kicks off in Ivory Coast the subsequent day it is a time to come back collectively and loosen up. [LUC GNAGO / REUTERS]
In Egypt’s coastal metropolis of Alexandria, individuals launch balloons after morning Eid prayers. [AYMAN AREF / GETTY IMAGES]
Trevor the African Bullfrog settles into a brand new life at Cheshire Zoo within the UK on Monday. Right here he’s being weighed to observe his well being. [PAUL ELLIS / AFP]
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French-Cape Verdean actress Alice Da Luz smiles on the premiere for historic drama Carême, during which she performs a mysterious character referred to as Agathe. [THIBAUD MORITZ / AFP]
After the surprising revelation of the alleged rape of a seven-year-old lady at a faculty, South Africans take to the streets on Tuesday to demand justice. No arrests have been made within the case. [RAJESH JANTILAL / AFP]
The following day in Egypt, Al Hilal supporters get animated earlier than the Caf Champions League quarter-final soccer match in opposition to rivals Al Ahly. [AYMAN AREF / GETTY IMAGES]
As prime banker-turned-presidential candidate Tidjane Thiam is hauled earlier than a courtroom difficult his proper to run in Ivory Coast’s elections, activists and supporters protest outdoors the constructing on Tuesday. [ISSOUF SANOGO / AFP]
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And on the identical day in South Africa’s Delta Park, joggers cross fields of cosmos flowers in bloom. [KIM LUDBROOK /EPA]
From the BBC in Africa this week:
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