A selection of the week’s best photos from across the African continent and beyond:
Tiksa Negeri / Reuters
A young woman attends the week-long Gada ceremony, which is the official transfer of power from one customary ruler to his successor, near the Ethiopian town of Arero on Sunday.
Brenton Geach / Getty Images
On the same day, cyclists wear fairy wings as they compete in the annual Cape Town Cycle Tour on Sunday.
Emmanuel Osodi / Getty Images
Fire breathers impress the crowd at the closing ceremony of the Ecowas Africa Wrestling Tournament, which brings together the best wrestlers from across West Africa, in the Nigerian capital, Abuja.
AFP
Sudanese men get ready to break their fast during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, on Friday.
Zohra Bensemra / Reuters
In Senegal’s holy city of Touba, disciples from the Baye Fall group, a branch of the Muslim Mouride brotherhood, perform religious chants during Ramadan.
Donwilson Odhiambo / Getty Image
A barber concentrates intensely while he cuts renowned visual artist Coster Ojwang’s hair at the relaunch of the Barber Yao shop, in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi.
Kim Ludbrook / EPA
The Hindu festival of Holi is in full swing in the South African city of Johannesburg on Sunday as three dancers, pretty in pink, get ready to light up the stage with their vibrant moves…
Rajesh Jantilal / AFP
Celebrations continue, a few days later in Durban, which has one of the largest population of Indian origin outside India itself, where a young girl has powder paint thrown on her.
Seyllou / AFP
Senegalese comedians take part in a performance based on the classic novel L’Aventure Ambiguë – about a young boy who loses touch with his roots – by Cheikh Hamidou Kane, in the capital, Dakar.
Samba Balde / AFP
Members of the Netos de Bandim, a cultural group in Guinea-Bissau, take part in the annual street carnival to showcase their heritage.
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