From Olympic braids to sunsets: the best photos of Africa

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

Models in black and orange outfits stand on top of a garbage pile in Kampala, Uganda - Saturday, July 20, 2024 — Models at the Namuwongo Reclaimed Shebang Fashion Show in Uganda wear clothes made from recycled waste in Kampala on Saturday. (KHABIR DHANJI/AFP)

Models in black and orange outfits stand on top of a garbage pile in Kampala, Uganda - Saturday, July 20, 2024 — Models at the Namuwongo Reclaimed Shebang Fashion Show in Uganda wear clothes made from recycled waste in Kampala on Saturday. (KHABIR DHANJI/AFP)

A fisherman stands at the front of a sailboat in Banc d'Arguin National Park, Mauritania - Friday, July 19, 2024 — A fisherman goes to work in the Banc d’Arguin National Park in northern Mauritania on Friday. (MICHELE CATTANI/AFP)

A fisherman stands at the front of a sailboat in Banc d'Arguin National Park, Mauritania - Friday, July 19, 2024 — A fisherman goes to work in the Banc d’Arguin National Park in northern Mauritania on Friday. (MICHELE CATTANI/AFP)

People swim in the sea at sunset in Qarabuli, Libya - Saturday, July 20, 2024 — People swim in the sea as the sun sets over the Libyan coastal town of Qarabuli on Saturday. (MAHMUD TURKIA/AFP)

People swim in the sea at sunset in Qarabuli, Libya - Saturday, July 20, 2024 — People swim in the sea as the sun sets over the Libyan coastal town of Qarabuli on Saturday. (MAHMUD TURKIA/AFP)

A woman in a pink dress waves a Malian flag at a stadium in Paris, France - Thursday, July 25, 2024 — On Thursday, fans will watch the Mali-Israel match at the Olympic Games in Paris… (MUSTAFA YALCIN/GETTY IMAGES)

A woman in a pink dress waves a Malian flag at a stadium in Paris, France - Thursday, July 25, 2024 — On Thursday, fans will watch the Mali-Israel match at the Olympic Games in Paris… (MUSTAFA YALCIN/GETTY IMAGES)

A woman watches from the stands and waves the Malian flag at a stadium in Paris, France - Thursday, July 25, 2024 — In a match that ended in a 1-1 draw. (FRANCK FIFE/AFP)

A woman watches from the stands and waves the Malian flag at a stadium in Paris, France - Thursday, July 25, 2024 — In a match that ended in a 1-1 draw. (FRANCK FIFE/AFP)

Togolese rower Akoko Komlanvi wears matching braids and nails in green as she builds her boat ahead of a rowing competition at the Vaires-Sur-Marne Nautical Stadium - July 24, 2024 in Paris, France — In Paris, Togolese rower Akoko Komlanvi, pictured here on Wednesday, also flies the flag in her own way, with matching braids and nails in Togo’s national colours. (ALEX DAVIDSON/GETTY IMAGES)

Togolese rower Akoko Komlanvi wears matching braids and nails in green as she builds her boat ahead of a rowing competition at the Vaires-Sur-Marne Nautical Stadium - July 24, 2024 in Paris, France — In Paris, Togolese rower Akoko Komlanvi, pictured here on Wednesday, also flies the flag in her own way, with matching braids and nails in Togo’s national colours. (ALEX DAVIDSON/GETTY IMAGES)

South African opera singers Brittany Smith (L) and Lukhanyo Moya (R) gesture on stage in Johannesburg, South Africa - Tuesday, July 23, 2024 — South African opera singers Brittany Smith and Lukhanyo Moya rehearse in Johannesburg on Tuesday. (MARCO LONGARI/AFP)

South African opera singers Brittany Smith (L) and Lukhanyo Moya (R) gesture on stage in Johannesburg, South Africa - Tuesday, July 23, 2024 — South African opera singers Brittany Smith and Lukhanyo Moya rehearse in Johannesburg on Tuesday. (MARCO LONGARI/AFP)

The Asante King of Ghana, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II (R) and Britain's King Charles at Sandringham Estate, United Kingdom - Tuesday, July 23, 2024 — On the same day, Ghana’s Asante King Otumfuo Osei Tutu II will be presented by Britain’s King Charles at Sandringham Estate. (JOE GIDDENS/AFP)

The Asante King of Ghana, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II (R) and Britain's King Charles at Sandringham Estate, United Kingdom - Tuesday, July 23, 2024 — On the same day, Ghana’s Asante King Otumfuo Osei Tutu II will be presented by Britain’s King Charles at Sandringham Estate. (JOE GIDDENS/AFP)

People chant and hold posters. A woman at the front of the group holds a vuvuzela in Nairobi, Kenya - Wednesday, July 24, 2024 — Kenyan journalists chant “police disrespect media rights” during a rally on Wednesday following attacks on reporters covering anti-government protests in the country. (TONY KARUMBA/AFP)

People chant and hold posters. A woman at the front of the group holds a vuvuzela in Nairobi, Kenya - Wednesday, July 24, 2024 — Kenyan journalists chant “police disrespect media rights” during a rally on Wednesday following attacks on reporters covering anti-government protests in the country. (TONY KARUMBA/AFP)

A woman looks at the camera as others in the background dig for survivors in the Gofa zone, Ethiopia - Thursday, July 25, 2024 — Hundreds of people have died after a landslide hit their village in Ethiopia’s remote Gofa zone. Meselech Gosaye told the BBC on Thursday that her husband and one of her sons died while trying to rescue other people. (AMENSISA IFA/BBC)

A woman looks at the camera as others in the background dig for survivors in the Gofa zone, Ethiopia - Thursday, July 25, 2024 — Hundreds of people have died after a landslide hit their village in Ethiopia’s remote Gofa zone. Meselech Gosaye told the BBC on Thursday that her husband and one of her sons died while trying to rescue other people. (AMENSISA IFA/BBC)

South Sudan will play Team USA during a showcase in London, UK - Saturday, July 20, 2024 — South Sudan’s basketball team nearly defeated Team USA in a stunning performance on Saturday. But the Americans defeated them 101-100 thanks to a winning shot in the final eight seconds. (JOE MURPHY/GETTY IMAGES)

South Sudan will play Team USA during a showcase in London, UK - Saturday, July 20, 2024 — South Sudan’s basketball team nearly defeated Team USA in a stunning performance on Saturday. But the Americans defeated them 101-100 thanks to a winning shot in the final eight seconds. (JOE MURPHY/GETTY IMAGES)

Moroccan Ramzi Boukhiam surfs in the barrel of a wave. The water seems to curl around him in Tahiti - Wednesday, July 24, 2024 — Moroccan surfer Ramzi Boukhiam surfs in the barrel of a wave in Tahiti on Wednesday. (SEAN M HAFFEY/GETTY IMAGES)

Moroccan Ramzi Boukhiam surfs in the barrel of a wave. The water seems to curl around him in Tahiti - Wednesday, July 24, 2024 — Moroccan surfer Ramzi Boukhiam surfs in the barrel of a wave in Tahiti on Wednesday. (SEAN M HAFFEY/GETTY IMAGES)

A girl dressed in a high school uniform walks in the rain in Kampala, Uganda, on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 — And a schoolgirl walks through the rain in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, on Wednesday. (CEM GENCO/GETTY IMAGES)

A girl dressed in a high school uniform walks in the rain in Kampala, Uganda, on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 — And a schoolgirl walks through the rain in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, on Wednesday. (CEM GENCO/GETTY IMAGES)

From the BBC in Africa this week:

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

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

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