A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond:
Olympia de Maismont / AFPA man attends a private viewing of the +234 Art fair at the Ecobank Pan-African Center in Nigeria's bustling city, Lagos, on Wednesday. Esa Alexander / ReutersSouth Africa's recently expelled ambassador Ebrahim Rasool receives a hero's welcome upon returning to Cape Town International Airport on Sunday. Rasool was sent back to South Africa following a diplomatic spat with Donald Trump's administration. Ibrahim Mohammed Ishak / ReutersOn Thursday, a jubilant Sudanese individual waves the national flag throughout Port Sudan streets, celebrating the army's reclaiming of Khartoum. Gradel Muyisa Mumbere / ReutersA somber atmosphere envelops the north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Beni on Wednesday, as mourners accompany the late musician Delphin Katembo Vinywasiki's coffin to his funeral. Gradel Muyisa Mumbere / ReutersIdengo's farewell is a vivid spectacle, with the singer being honored in a chic car-shaped casket in his hometown. Emmanuel Adegboye / EPAIn Nigeria, a local superhero emerges as Spider-Man—an advocate for environmentalism who actively cleans up waste in Osogbo, situated in South-West Osun state. Patrick Meinhardt / AFPA Senegalese supporter, proudly adorned in the national colors, celebrates Senegal's impressive triumph over Togo in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Africa qualifiers at Abdoulaye Wade Stadium in Diamniadio. Philimon Bulawayo/ ReutersOn Sunday, Kirsty Coventry, the newly appointed head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), arrives to much applause at the Robert Mugabe International Airport in Harare, Zimbabwe's capital. Wikus De Wet / AFPIn South Africa, puppeteers stage a rehearsal for the Life & Times of Michael K at The Market Theatre in Johannesburg on Wednesday, featuring a puppet portraying the titular character.
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