A selection of the week’s best photos from across the African continent and beyond:
Models adorned with cowrie shells and batik dresses appear on the final day of Dakar Fashion Week in the Senegalese capital… [John Wessels / AFP]
Creations by the French-Senegalese designer Adama N’Diaye will also be modeled on Saturday… [Cem Ozdel / Getty Images]
Her collection consists of striking colors and rich textures. [Cem Ozdel / Getty Images]
On the same day, models in Lagos, dressed in designer Iffizi’s rich hues and patterns, prepare for the catwalk at Africa Fashion Week Nigeria. [Emmanuel Adegboye / EPA]
Music lovers will also show up for a good cause on Saturday, as the Uhuru Aids Benefit Concert comes to Kroonstad in South Africa. [Sharon Seretlo / Getty Images]
Meanwhile, ballerinas wait backstage that day in Nairobi during a performance of The Nutcraker by the Dance Center Kenya company. [Luis Tato / AFP]
On Friday, Zimbabwean UFC fighter Themba Gorimbo proudly showed off his African roots during a weigh-in in Las Vegas in the US. [Chris Unger / Getty Images]
And the next day in South Africa, the competitors warm up for the IFBB Classic Fitness and Bodybuilding Show. [Roberta Ciuccio / AFP]
There is another display of physical might, this time in Cameroon on Sunday during the Nguon Festival. The event is believed to date back to the 14th century and was recognized by UNESCO last year as an example of “intangible heritage”. [Daniel Beloumou Olomo / AFP]
On Saturday, artists will take part in Kenya’s Kibera Arts Festival, which focuses on the community in this neighborhood of Nairobi. [Gerald Anderson / Getty Images]
In the Kenyan capital, outraged citizens protested on Tuesday against endemic violence against women under the banner of End Femicide Kenya. Human rights groups say nearly a hundred women have been murdered in the past three months alone… [Monicah Mwangi / Reuters]
As the official results of Ghana’s presidential election come in on Monday, supporters of John Mahama are celebrating his re-election after nearly eight years in opposition. [Francis Kokoroko / Reuters]
Days earlier, as news spread of the expulsion of French troops from Chad, anti-French protesters in N’Djamena made their feelings clear by trampling on the Tricolore. [Denis Sassou Gueipeur / AFP]
South African actress Alduso Mbedu smiles at the US premiere of Mufasa: The Lion King on Monday. She voices the character of Junia. [Axelle / Bauer-Griffin / Getty Images]
Acclaimed Mauritanian film director Abderrahmane Sissako makes a point on Saturday during the closing ceremony of the Marrakesh International Film Festival in Morocco. [Jalal Morchidi / EPA]
On Saturday, Ivorian cleric and Archbishop of Abidjan Ignace Bessi Dogbo will be formally appointed cardinal in the Vatican. [Riccardo De Luca / AFP]
And on Monday in the South African city of Cape Town, a little dog licks its chops as cars wait in traffic to see the Christmas lights. [Esa Alexander / Reuters]
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