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From Olympic braids to sunsets: Africa's top shots

From Olympic braids to sunsets: Africa's top shots

By Grazia British

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

Models wearing black and orange clothes stand on top of a rubbish heap in Kampala, Uganda - Saturday 20 July 2024Models wearing black and orange clothes stand on top of a rubbish heap in Kampala, Uganda - Saturday 20 July 2024
A fisherman stands at the front of a sailboat n the Banc d'Arguin National Park, Mauritania - Friday 19 July 2024A fisherman stands at the front of a sailboat n the Banc d'Arguin National Park, Mauritania - Friday 19 July 2024
People swim in the sea at sunset in Qarabuli, Libya - Saturday 20 July 2024People swim in the sea at sunset in Qarabuli, Libya - Saturday 20 July 2024
A woman in a pink dress waves a Mali flag at a stadium in Paris, France - Thursday 25 July 2024A woman in a pink dress waves a Mali flag at a stadium in Paris, France - Thursday 25 July 2024
A woman watching in the stands waves the Malian flag at a stadium in Paris, France - Thursday 25 July 2024A woman watching in the stands waves the Malian flag at a stadium in Paris, France - Thursday 25 July 2024
Togolese rower Akoko Komlanvi wears matching braids and nails in green s she builds her boat ahead of a rowing event at Vaires-Sur-Marne Nautical Stadium - 24 July 2024 in Paris, FranceTogolese rower Akoko Komlanvi wears matching braids and nails in green s she builds her boat ahead of a rowing event at Vaires-Sur-Marne Nautical Stadium - 24 July 2024 in Paris, France
South African opera singers Brittany Smith (L) and Lukhanyo Moya (R)gesticulate on stage in Johannesburg, South Africa - Tuesday 23 July 2024South African opera singers Brittany Smith (L) and Lukhanyo Moya (R)gesticulate on stage in Johannesburg, South Africa - Tuesday 23 July 2024
Ghana's Asante King, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II (R) and the UK's King Charles at Sandringham Estate, the UK - Tuesday 23 July 2024Ghana's Asante King, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II (R) and the UK's King Charles at Sandringham Estate, the UK - Tuesday 23 July 2024
People chant and hold posters. A woman at the front of the group has a vuvuzela in Nairobi, Kenya - Wednesday 24 July 2024People chant and hold posters. A woman at the front of the group has a vuvuzela in Nairobi, Kenya - Wednesday 24 July 2024
A woman looks at the camera while others in the background dig for survivors in Gofa zone, Ethiopia - Thursday 25 July 2024A woman looks at the camera while others in the background dig for survivors in Gofa zone, Ethiopia - Thursday 25 July 2024
South Sudan play Team USA during a showcase in London, the UK - Saturday 20 July 2024South Sudan play Team USA during a showcase in London, the UK - Saturday 20 July 2024
Moroccan Ramzi Boukhiam surfs inside the barrel of a wave. The water appears to curl around him in Tahiti - Wednesday 24 July 2024Moroccan Ramzi Boukhiam surfs inside the barrel of a wave. The water appears to curl around him in Tahiti - Wednesday 24 July 2024
A girl dressed in secondary school uniform walks in the rain in Kampala, Uganda, on Wednesday 24 July 2024A girl dressed in secondary school uniform walks in the rain in Kampala, Uganda, on Wednesday 24 July 2024

From the BBC in Africa this week:

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