A selection of the best photos of the week from across the African continent:
On Thursday, South African artists from the Ajao Africa group dazzled the audience at the Arts Council of Pakistan festival in the capital Karachi… [ Shahzaib Akber/EPA]
An elephant family poses in Kenya’s Aberdare National Park. [Thomas Mukoya/Reuters]
Rippled muscles are on display at the Mr and Miss East Africa Bodybuilding Contest on Saturday… [Thomas Mukoya/Reuters]
The competition is tough as each participant shows off their physique… [Gerald Anderson/Getty Images]
At one point the men step aside and the female bodybuilders enter the stage. [Gerald Anderson/Getty Images]
Statues of pharaohs will be on display Tuesday during a test opening at the new Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, Egypt. [ Mohamed Hossam/EPA]
The next day, a fisherman shows off his incredible catch at an event celebrating World Food Day in Lagos, Nigeria. [ Adekunle Ajayi/Getty Images]
On Monday, four baboons try to go for a ride in the Capri district of Cape Town, South Africa… [Nic Bothma/Reuters]
But one of them seems to prefer to look for food. [Nic Bothma/Reuters]
Nigeria’s sister capital, Igbo-Ora, is facing double trouble as festivities marking the city’s World Twin Festival take place 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]
