A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.
image caption,Fifteen-year-old Nobe Nobe from Ago, 17-year-old Djanje Haiballa from Fouduk, plus 28-year-old Veli Rabeo also of Fouduk pose for individual portraits on Friday at the Cure Salee festival in Niger…image caption,Thousands of people from nomadic herding communities attend the three-day festival which includes a high-stakes camel race…image caption,… as well as dancing.image caption,The annual festival takes place at the end of the rainy season in September…image caption,… and attracts visitors from all over the Sahel.image caption,In neighbouring Nigeria on Tuesday, blacksmith Anjorin Jimoh is busy in his workshop in Lagos.image caption,In Tunisia on Friday, artist Mohamed al-Sharaiti makes sculptures from the spare parts of cars.image caption,Congolese band Fulu Miziki, whose instruments and clothes are made from recycled items, appear at a music festival in Spain on Tuesday.image caption,South African actress Thuso Mbedu (R) poses with US actress Mychal-Bella Bowman on the red carpet at the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Friday.image caption,Actress Ditebogo Ledwaba wins the gong for Outstanding Young Performer at South Africa’s Royal Soapie Awards on Saturday.image caption,Actress Letoya Makhene and businesswoman Lebo Keswa, who married last year, were also at the television awards.image caption,On Wednesday, Somalia hosted its first public film-screening in 30 years – raising hopes of a cultural revival amid the country’s decades-long security crisis. Filmgoers had to pass through several checkpoints to reach the theatre.image caption,On the same day in Egypt’s capital Cairo, Taha Obeid feeds his pet chicken, Jafar, at his rooftop home.image caption,Also in Egypt, cotton harvesting is under way – these children play on a pile of picked bolls on Sunday.image caption,Days earlier in northern Egypt, artist Ibrahim Bilal presents miniature sculptures carved into pencil tips.image caption,Cameroonian mixed martial arts fighter Tafon Nchukwi lands a punch on Mike Rodriguez, winning their UFC bout on Saturday in Las Vegas in the US.image caption,Burundian athlete Francine Niyonsaba returns home to a hero’s welcome on Tuesday after setting a new world record in the women’s 2,000 metres.image caption,And on Saturday in Italy, Kenya’s Clement Langat Kiprono wins the Rome Marathon.image caption,On Wednesday, Cameroonian protesters demand the return of an artefact from former colonial ruler Germany. They say the Ngonnso statue was looted by the Germans in 1902 and is of significant spiritual value.image caption,Remnants of a poster showing former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika are seen on Saturday, following his death at the age of 84.image caption,On the same day in Guinea’s capital, Conakry, supporters cheer the return of exiled political activists who had fled the rule of President Alpha Condé.image caption,And on Tuesday, the sun sets over the Blue Nile in Sudan hours after an attempted coup was foiled.
