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A selection of this week’s best photos from the African continent and beyond:
A contestant warms up on stage before a slapping match in the township of Kagiso, west of South Africa’s main city Johannesburg, on Sunday… (James Otway/Reuters)
In actual combat, the person being beaten is punished every time he is startled. (James Otway/Reuters)
Also on Sunday, a man in costume and mask was surrounded by spectators at a festival in Porto-Novo, the capital of Benin… (Yanick Folly/AFP)
Dozens of people wearing masks of different styles parade through the streets during the Porto Novo Mask Festival. (Yannick Foley/AFP)
People living in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya, feed and pet a cat and her kittens on Tuesday. (Gerald Anderson/Getty Images)
Egypt’s Olympic synchronized swimming team wowed spectators with dangerous spins and water throws the next day, but the team finished only 10th at the Paris Games. (Amin Mohamed Jamali/Getty Images)
The sound of Malawi’s military bands filled the streets of the capital, Lilongwe, on Friday, marking the start of the electoral period ahead of next year’s elections. (Amos Gumurila/AFP)
Chinese armed forces made a special appearance at a military parade marking the 64th anniversary of Ivory Coast’s independence on Wednesday in the resort town of Grand-Bassam, 42 kilometres (26 miles) east of the main city of Abidjan. (Sia Kambou/AFP)
Iraqi singer Khadim Saher performs at the Carthage International Music Festival on the outskirts of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia, on Saturday evening. (Feti Belaid/AFP)
Wreaths were laid early Saturday in the town of Kibati in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo for the seven victims of the July 15 bombing… (Moise Kasereka/EPA)
Mourners were overcome with emotion during the ceremony. (Moise Kasereka/EPA)
Fifty contestants competed for the top three spots at the International Pizza Festival in Algiers, Algeria, on Monday. (Bill Bensalem/Getty Images)
Algerian Olympic boxer Imane Khelif defeated Thailand’s Janjaem Suwannapheng to advance to the gold medal match the next day. (Aitaq Unal/Getty Images)
Back in her hometown of Biban-Mesbah, the Algerian welterweight’s fans celebrated her victory. (Hamza Zeit/Getty Images)
This week’s BBC Africa report:
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