A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond:
Fireworks explode into orange in the night sky over the Nile.
Popcorn, lollipops and biscuits in a barrel.
Children smile holding their sweets.
General view of an empty beach with high-rise buildings in the distance.
A man somersaults in his football strip.
Flames are seen on the torso of a man wearing an official's vest.
Children wearing masks and uniforms return to their primary school in Nairobi.
A cartoon image of a man wearing a mask appears next to an ornate church door.
A close shot of a woman holding hands with her two young daughters.
Giraffes stand side-by-side.
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