A selection of the week’s best photos from across the African continent:
On Thursday, South African artists from the Ajao Africa group dazzle audiences at the Arts Council of Pakistan festival in the capital Karachi… ( Shahzaib Akber/EPA)
A family of elephants strikes a pose at the Aberdare National Park in Kenya. (Thomas Mukoya/Reuters)
On Saturday, rippling muscles are on display at the Mr and Miss East Africa Bodybuilding Contest… (Thomas Mukoya/Reuters)
The competition is tough as each participant shows off their physique… (Gerald Anderson/Getty Images)
At some point, the men step aside and the female bodybuilders take the stage. (Gerald Anderson/Getty Images)
On Tuesday, statues of pharaohs are on display at a trial opening at the new Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, Egypt. ( Mohamed Hossam/EPA)
The next day, a fisherman shows off his incredible haul at an event marking World Food Day in Lagos, Nigeria. ( Adekunle Ajayi/Getty Images)
On Monday, four baboons try to catch a ride in the Capri neighbourhood of Cape Town, South Africa… (Nic Bothma/Reuters)
But one of them seems to prefer to forage for food. (Nic Bothma/Reuters)
In Nigeria’s twin capital, Igbo-Ora, it’s double trouble as celebrations are underway for the town’s World Twin Festival on Saturday. (Olympia De Maismont/AFP)
On Sunday, a Tunisian man gets romantic as he advertises his pomegranates in the village of Tastour. (Mohamed Messara/EPA)
Rapper Lil Durk — whose real name is Durk Devontay Banks — has been arrested in South Florida in a murder-for-hire plot, according to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office. He is being
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has reaffirmed Germany’s commitment to supporting Moldova on its journey toward European Union membership, as the country prepares for a presidential el
LONDON — The Israel Defense Forces and Israeli Security Agency said Thursday they are “checking the possibility” that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was among three people killed in the G
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