Choose from the best photos of the week on the continent and beyond:
A reveler saw the light of life at the Cape Town Pride Celebration in South Africa on Saturday. [Esa Alexander / Reuters]
Maëliskouakou, four, dresses up for Mardi Gras, or Tuesday at Abidjan Shrove on the Coast of Goose. [Luc Gnago / Reuters]
The children's parade will be held on Saturday at the Luanda Carnival in Angola… [Marco Longari / AFP]
The theme of this year's Carnival is Angola's 50th anniversary of independence. [Julio Pacheco Ntela / AFP]
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People of African descent were prepared for the high snow cake carnival in Mexico on Tuesday. Their dances are described as similar to other dances found in Mozambique, Mali and Zambia. [Hector Quintanar / Getty Images]
On the same day, in Ibadan, Nigeria, art historian and designer Olushola Olajobi showed off some of his works made of scrap. [Emmanuel Adegboye / EPA]
The next day in Lagos, fashion designer Florentina Agu showed off some of her works. [Olympia de Maismont / AFP]
A few days ago, in the same city, Omobolaji Oyeleye, who runs a private security company, stood on the gate of a workplace in the outskirts of Ikoyi. [Olympia de Maismont / AFP]
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Motorcycle taxi drivers in the capital of Liberia, Monrovia, protested on Monday the new ban on all motorcycle transport in the city. [Abdul Bah Jalanzo / EPA]
Namibians pay tribute to the country's first president, Sam Nujoma, ahead of Saturday's funeral. [Siphiwe Sibeko / Reuters]
On the same day, a kind-hearted man prays in the health of Pope Francis, who hung the Congo flag in the Italian capital Rome. [Tiziana Fabi / AFP]
In Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, Catholic Mark Ash on Wednesday. [Simon Maina / AFP]
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A woman held evening prayers in Gauteng, South Africa, on Sunday, the first day of Ramadan. [Robert Ciuccio / AFP]
The night after sunset at Senegal's famous Massalikoul Djinane mosque, Muslims fast at the first fasting dinner in Ramadan. [Cem Ozdel / Getty Images]
Canoeers slid across the Emmalentia Dam in Johannesburg, South Africa at sunrise on Thursday. [Kim Ludbrook / EPA]
A curious red conical monkey waits in front of the camera in the Bijilo Forest Park in Gambia on Wednesday. [Cem Ozdel / Getty Images]
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