A selection of the week’s best images from across the African continent and beyond:
Models adorned in cowrie shells and batik dresses appeared on the final day of Dakar Fashion Week in the Senegalese capital… [John Wessels / AFP]
Saturday will also see the creations of French-Senegalese designer Adamu N’Diaye modeling… [Cem Ozdel / Getty Images]
Her collection includes bright colors and rich textures. [Cem Ozdel / Getty Images]
On the same day in Lagos, models dressed in rich tones and patterns by designer Ifizi prepared for the catwalk at Africa Fashion Week Nigeria. [Emmanuel Adegboye / EPA]
On Saturday, music lovers came out in large numbers as the Uhuru Aids Benefit Concert in Kroonstad, South Africa. [Sharon Seretlo / Getty Images]
Meanwhile in Nairobi that day, ballerinas waited backstage during a performance of The Nutcracker by the Dance Center Kenya company. [Luis Tato / AFP]
On Friday in America, Zimbabwe’s UFC star Themba Gorimbo proudly revealed his African heritage at the weigh-in in Las Vegas. [Chris Unger / Getty Images]
The next day in South Africa, the competitors warm up before the IFBB Classic Fitness and Bodybuilding Show. [Roberta Ciuccio / AFP]
There is another display of physical power, this time in Cameroon on Sunday during the Nguon festival. This event is said to date back to the 14th century and last year it was recognized by Unesco as an example of “intangible heritage”. [Daniel Beloumou Olomo / AFP]
On Saturday, the artists will take part in the Kibera Arts Festival in Kenya, which caters to the local community in Nairobi. [Gerald Anderson / Getty Images]
In the Kenyan capital on Tuesday, angry citizens protested against violence against women under the banner of End Femicide Kenya. Human rights organizations say that around 100 women have been killed in the last three months… [Monicah Mwangi / Reuters]
As the results of Ghana’s presidential election opened on Monday, John Mahama’s supporters celebrated his re-election after nearly eight years of opposition. [Francis Kokoroko / Reuters]
Days before, as the news of the expulsion of French troops from Chad spread, anti-French protesters in N’Djamena made their feelings clear by stepping on the Tricolore. [Denis Sassou Gueipeur / AFP]
South African actor Thuso Mbedu smiles as he watches the American premiere of Mufasa: The Lion King on Monday. He expresses the character of Junia. [Axelle / Bauer-Griffin / Getty Images]
Renowned Mauritanian film director Abderrahmane Sissako makes a point at the closing ceremony of the Marrakesh International Film Festival in Morocco on Saturday. [Jalal Morchidi / EPA]
On Saturday, Ivorian priest and Archbishop of Abidjan Ignace Bessi Dogbo was officially made a cardinal in the Vatican. [Riccardo De Luca / AFP]
On Monday in the South African city of Cape Town, a small dog licks its ears as cars wait to see the Christmas lights. [Esa Alexander / Reuters]
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