Feathers, flags and foam: the best photos from Africa

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A selection of the week’s best photos from the African continent and beyond:

Two women from the Rendille community stand side by side, wearing brightly colored beaded jewelry and headdresses. — Members of the Rendille community in Kenya gather on Saturday… (GERALD ANDERSON / GETTY IMAGES)

Two women from the Rendille community stand side by side, wearing brightly colored beaded jewelry and headdresses. — Members of the Rendille community in Kenya gather on Saturday… (GERALD ANDERSON / GETTY IMAGES)

Three men from the Rendille community wear brightly colored beaded jewelry and feather headdresses. — The cultural festival was held in the town of Loglogo, Marsabit province. (GERALD ANDERSON/GETTY IMAGES)

Three men from the Rendille community wear brightly colored beaded jewelry and feather headdresses. — The cultural festival was held in the town of Loglogo, Marsabit province. (GERALD ANDERSON/GETTY IMAGES)

A man is reflected in a mirror made from recycled car tires. — Egyptian entrepreneur Ibrahim Abougendy is reflected in a mirror made from recycled car tires at his shop in Cairo on Friday. (AMR ABDALLAH DALSH/REUTERS)

A man is reflected in a mirror made from recycled car tires. — Egyptian entrepreneur Ibrahim Abougendy is reflected in a mirror made from recycled car tires at his shop in Cairo on Friday. (AMR ABDALLAH DALSH/REUTERS)

Shauna-Leigh, 11, holds a Jamaican flag and La'mya, 13, holds a Democratic Republic of Congo flag as they take part in the Children's Day Parade at Notting Hill Carnival. They are pictured posing with their flags in the street as other people walk by. They are wearing white trainers, pink skirts, purple tops with a jeweled necklace over them and pink and blue feather costume pieces that resemble halos around their heads. — A girl flies the flag of the Democratic Republic of Congo (R) during the Notting Hill Carnival in London, U.K., on Sunday. (HOLLIE ADAMS/REUTERS)

Shauna-Leigh, 11, holds a Jamaican flag and La'mya, 13, holds a Democratic Republic of Congo flag as they take part in the Children's Day Parade at Notting Hill Carnival. They are pictured posing with their flags in the street as other people walk by. They are wearing white trainers, pink skirts, purple tops with a jeweled necklace over them and pink and blue feather costume pieces that resemble halos around their heads. — A girl flies the flag of the Democratic Republic of Congo (R) during the Notting Hill Carnival in London, U.K., on Sunday. (HOLLIE ADAMS/REUTERS)

Cosplayer Gabriel Ota walks during an anime, manga and cosplay gathering. He is dressed as popular Japanese action game character, Jin Sakai, the sword-wielding protagonist of Ghost of Tsushima. He wears a white samurai outfit made of cardboard and recycled paper. — Anime, manga and cosplay enthusiasts dress up as their favourite characters during a gathering in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Sunday. (PHILIMON BULAWAYO/REUTERS)

Cosplayer Gabriel Ota walks during an anime, manga and cosplay gathering. He is dressed as popular Japanese action game character, Jin Sakai, the sword-wielding protagonist of Ghost of Tsushima. He wears a white samurai outfit made of cardboard and recycled paper. — Anime, manga and cosplay enthusiasts dress up as their favourite characters during a gathering in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Sunday. (PHILIMON BULAWAYO/REUTERS)

The lower bodies of two members of the Mauritian delegation are pictured in a parade on the Place de la Concorde during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. One is in a wheelchair and wears blue trousers and white trainers. The other has a prosthetic leg in the colours of the Mauritian national flag - which is yellow, green, red and blue. — A proud Paralympic athlete wears a prosthesis in the colours of the Mauritian flag during the opening ceremony of the Games in Paris on Wednesday. (FRANCK FIFE / AFP)

The lower bodies of two members of the Mauritian delegation are pictured in a parade on the Place de la Concorde during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. One is in a wheelchair and wears blue trousers and white trainers. The other has a prosthetic leg in the colours of the Mauritian national flag - which is yellow, green, red and blue. — A proud Paralympic athlete wears a prosthesis in the colours of the Mauritian flag during the opening ceremony of the Games in Paris on Wednesday. (FRANCK FIFE / AFP)

A smiling man wearing a sun hat is on the phone. He has the skin condition vitiligo. — On Friday, model Phelix Owiny attends the celebration of World Vitiligo Day, organized by the Royal Patches Foundation in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. (MONICAH MWANGI/REUTERS)

A smiling man wearing a sun hat is on the phone. He has the skin condition vitiligo. — On Friday, model Phelix Owiny attends the celebration of World Vitiligo Day, organized by the Royal Patches Foundation in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. (MONICAH MWANGI/REUTERS)

Men wash two horses in the water of the Mediterranean Sea at a beach in the western Libyan coastal city of Misrata on August 27, 2024. — In Libya, where summer temperatures can reach 50 degrees Celsius, these men wash two horses in the sea on Tuesday. (MAHMUD TURKIA / AFP)

Men wash two horses in the water of the Mediterranean Sea at a beach in the western Libyan coastal city of Misrata on August 27, 2024. — In Libya, where summer temperatures can reach 50 degrees Celsius, these men wash two horses in the sea on Tuesday. (MAHMUD TURKIA / AFP)

Chidimma Adetshina smiles for the cameras. She has long, straight, black hair and wears a sash. — After facing xenophobic insults and withdrawing from the Miss South Africa pageant, Chidimma Adetshina will compete in the Miss Universe Nigeria boot camp in Lagos on Saturday. (FAWAZ OYEDEJI / AFP)

Chidimma Adetshina smiles for the cameras. She has long, straight, black hair and wears a sash. — After facing xenophobic insults and withdrawing from the Miss South Africa pageant, Chidimma Adetshina will compete in the Miss Universe Nigeria boot camp in Lagos on Saturday. (FAWAZ OYEDEJI / AFP)

A supporter of Ghana's main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) party wears party glasses with NDC written on the lenses during the launch of the party's manifesto ahead of the 2024 presidential election. — The same day, supporters of the main opposition party NDC are present during the campaign in Ghana at the launch of their manifesto. (NIPAH DENNIS / AFP)

A supporter of Ghana's main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) party wears party glasses with NDC written on the lenses during the launch of the party's manifesto ahead of the 2024 presidential election. — The same day, supporters of the main opposition party NDC are present during the campaign in Ghana at the launch of their manifesto. (NIPAH DENNIS / AFP)

Members of the South African Force Band perform at the opening of the International Military Music Festival 'Spasskaya Tower' on Red Square in Moscow. In the foreground of the photo stands a male dancer energetically kicking his leg high in the air, wearing a leopard skin outfit and headdress. In the background are members of the South African Force Band. One of them is playing a trumpet. They are wearing blue jackets with gold decorations. — Musicians from the South African Defence Forces and dancers in leopard skin perform at the International Military Music Festival in Moscow, Russia, on Friday. (YURI KOCHETKOV/EPA)

Members of the South African Force Band perform at the opening of the International Military Music Festival 'Spasskaya Tower' on Red Square in Moscow. In the foreground of the photo stands a male dancer energetically kicking his leg high in the air, wearing a leopard skin outfit and headdress. In the background are members of the South African Force Band. One of them is playing a trumpet. They are wearing blue jackets with gold decorations. — Musicians from the South African Defence Forces and dancers in leopard skin perform at the International Military Music Festival in Moscow, Russia, on Friday. (YURI KOCHETKOV/EPA)

KB Motsilanyane and dancers on stage at the 7th Royalty Soapie Awards at Heartfelt Arena. KB Motsilanyane wears a shimmering silver top and a long orange sheer skirt with flowers on it. — Actress KB Motsilanyane (C) performs at the Soapie Awards in the South African city of Pretoria on Saturday. (OUPA BOPAPE / GETTY IMAGES)

KB Motsilanyane and dancers on stage at the 7th Royalty Soapie Awards at Heartfelt Arena. KB Motsilanyane wears a shimmering silver top and a long orange sheer skirt with flowers on it. — Actress KB Motsilanyane (C) performs at the Soapie Awards in the South African city of Pretoria on Saturday. (OUPA BOPAPE / GETTY IMAGES)

African migrants, part of a group of 242 migrants aboard two boats, arrive at the port of La Restinga on the Canary Island of El Hierro. — On Tuesday, dozens of migrants from West Africa reached Spain’s Canary Islands after surviving one of the world’s most dangerous migration routes, in the Atlantic Ocean. (ANTONIA SEMPERE / AFP)

African migrants, part of a group of 242 migrants aboard two boats, arrive at the port of La Restinga on the Canary Island of El Hierro. — On Tuesday, dozens of migrants from West Africa reached Spain’s Canary Islands after surviving one of the world’s most dangerous migration routes, in the Atlantic Ocean. (ANTONIA SEMPERE / AFP)

Ugandan police arrest an environmental activist during a protest in Kampala against the East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project. The protester lies on the ground with his mouth open, as if screaming, as officers grab his shirt. — Ugandan police arrest an environmental activist during a protest in Kampala against the East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project on Monday. (BADRU KATUMBA / AFP)

Ugandan police arrest an environmental activist during a protest in Kampala against the East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project. The protester lies on the ground with his mouth open, as if screaming, as officers grab his shirt. — Ugandan police arrest an environmental activist during a protest in Kampala against the East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project on Monday. (BADRU KATUMBA / AFP)

Men build a makeshift mud brick dike during floods in the Messawi area, near Meroe. — Residents build makeshift dikes on Tuesday after floodwaters swept away homes in Messawi, near the town of Meroe in Sudan’s northern state… (AFP)

Men build a makeshift mud brick dike during floods in the Messawi area, near Meroe. — Residents build makeshift dikes on Tuesday after floodwaters swept away homes in Messawi, near the town of Meroe in Sudan’s northern state… (AFP)

A survivor is helped to climb a wall. Behind him is muddy, brown water. — This man is helped over a wall after flooding in South Tokar, in Sudan’s Red Sea state… (EL TAYEB SIDDIG/REUTERS)

A survivor is helped to climb a wall. Behind him is muddy, brown water. — This man is helped over a wall after flooding in South Tokar, in Sudan’s Red Sea state… (EL TAYEB SIDDIG/REUTERS)

Three people seek shelter from the sun in a cement pipe. — While these men seek shelter from the scorching sun in a cement pipe nearby. (EL TAYEB SIDDIG / REUTERS)

Three people seek shelter from the sun in a cement pipe. — While these men seek shelter from the scorching sun in a cement pipe nearby. (EL TAYEB SIDDIG / REUTERS)

Sea foam can be seen next to a fence at Three Anchor Bay. — Sea foam rises in South Africa on Wednesday as a cold front hits Cape Town. (ESA ALEXANDER/REUTERS)

Sea foam can be seen next to a fence at Three Anchor Bay. — Sea foam rises in South Africa on Wednesday as a cold front hits Cape Town. (ESA ALEXANDER/REUTERS)

From the BBC in Africa this week:

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A woman looks at her mobile phone and the image BBC News Africa — (Getty Images/BBC)

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