A selection of the week’s best photos from the African continent and beyond:
Muslims across the continent celebrate the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad, starting in Egypt on Friday… [ Mohamed Hossam/EPA]
As Tunisians celebrate the occasion on Sunday with drums and dancing in the streets of the capital Tunis… [ Jihed Abidellaoui/Reuters]
On the same day, young Muslims gather in Senegal at the mausoleum of Seydina Limamou Laye in the capital Dakar… [John Wessels/AFP ]
A young girl walks away to enjoy the sunrise. [John Wessels/AFP ]
A boy pushes his bicycle through deep water after severe flooding in Maiduguri, Nigeria on Tuesday. [ Ahmed Kingimi/Reuters]
Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who was murdered by her ex-partner, will be buried with full military honours on Saturday at her father’s farm in eastern Uganda… [Badru Katumba/AFP]
The Ugandan army pays its respects with a gun salute… [Badru Katumba/AFP]
Her youngest daughter cries as she holds a photo of her mother close to her heart. [Badru Katumba/AFP]
People relax on a private beach at the mouth of the Suez Canal in Egypt. [Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters]
Rescue workers are trying to dig out survivors after a building collapse killed at least eight people in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown on Monday. [ Prince Samura/EPA]
In Tunisia, Tuesday is grape harvest time. [ Mohamed Messara/EPA]
