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Africa's week in pictures: 28 July - 3 August 2023

A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.

News imageCatherine Ivill/Getty Images Female footballers holding South African flag on 2 August 2023Catherine Ivill/Getty Images
We're through! South African players celebrate reaching the knockout stage after beating Italy 3-2 at the Fifa Women's World Cup in New Zealand on Wednesday.
News imageBarbara Debout/AFP Man setting up polling station in a high school in Bangui, Central African Republic on 30 July 2023.Barbara Debout/AFP
On Sunday, an official sets up a polling station in a school in the Central African Republic ahead of a referendum to amend the constitution which will open the door to a third term for President Faustin Archange Touadera.
News imageBadru Katumba/AFP Kabaka (King) Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II being carried on the shoulders of some men during his coronation on 31 July 2023Badru Katumba/AFP
Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II celebrates 30 years since he was crowned king of Uganda's Buganda people on Monday...
News imageBadru Katumba/AFP Men playing music instruments, 31 July 2023Badru Katumba/AFP
These musicians perform as part of the celebrations.
News imageFadel Senna/AFP Thousands on a beach with many umbrellas, 30 July 2023Fadel Senna/AFP
The previous day across the continent in Morocco, thousands gather in the city of M'diq on a public holiday celebrating the 24th anniversary of King Mohammed VI's accession to the throne.
News imageAFP Men in traditional Algerian clothing, 29 July 2023AFP
Men showcasing their Tuareg culture at the Sebeiba Festival on Saturday in Djanet, Algeria.
News imageAFP Man wearing shirt with the Niger, Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso junta leaders on it.AFP
On Thursday, protestors supporting the junta leaders demonstrate in Niamey. It is also Niger's Independence Day.
News imageValeria Ferraro/Getty People on a boat in the Mediterranean.Valeria Ferraro/Getty
Migrants from Eritrea and Ethiopia are rescued from a fiberglass boat in distress by the Spanish NGO Open Arms, off the Libyan coast on Wednesday.
News imageAlexis Huguet/AFP Two men holding Cameroon flag at sport stadium, 1 August 2023Alexis Huguet/AFP
Cameroon's Raymondo Nkwemy Tchomfa (2nd R) and Appolinaire Yinra (R) celebrate their respective 3rd and 1st place at the long jump men's final on Tuesday at the 9th Francophone Games in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
News imageNation Media Group Woman looking into silver orb, 1 August 2023Nation Media Group
Thousands of Kenyans turn up to have their eye scanned on Tuesday as part of a programme by cryptocurrency company Worldcoin.
News imageAlexis Huguet/AFP Two people in a wrestling ringAlexis Huguet/AFP
A "voodoo wrestler" whispers incantations over his opponent during a fight in a schoolyard in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday...
News imageAlexis Huguet/AFP Woman sitting on a chair, 29 July 2023Alexis Huguet/AFP
Maitresse Libondans poses for a photograph on the same day. "Voodoo wrestling" - a combat sport featuring traditional prayers and magic charms - is extremely popular in DR Congo.
News imageGuillem Sartorio/AFP Man standing on stage with fist raised up, 29 July 2023Guillem Sartorio/AFP
Julius Malema, leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), celebrates the 10th anniversary of the party on Saturday in Johannesburg, South Africa.
News imageC Brandon/Redferns Man on stage dancing, 29 JulyC Brandon/Redferns
While Nigeria's Dele Sosimi performs on Saturday at the Womad Festival in the UK.
News imageSiphiwe Sibeko/Reuters Man trying to start a generator, 2 August 2023Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters
A man attempts to start a generator during one of South Africa's frequent power outages on Wednesday.

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