Oops, blossoms and blue moons: the best photos from Africa

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

Contestants in matching pink suits and black hats wait backstage. — Miss Universe Kenya candidates prepare backstage in Nairobi on Friday… (PATRICK MEINHARDT / AFP)

Contestants in matching pink suits and black hats wait backstage. — Miss Universe Kenya candidates prepare backstage in Nairobi on Friday… (PATRICK MEINHARDT / AFP)

Women sat in the front row, cheering and shouting encouragement. — They are enthusiastically cheered on by the audience. (PATRICK MEINHARDT / AFP)

Women sat in the front row, cheering and shouting encouragement. — They are enthusiastically cheered on by the audience. (PATRICK MEINHARDT / AFP)

A model walks the catwalk in a dress with a floral pattern. The walls behind her also have two large floral patterns. — On the same day, models show off clothes by Nigerian-born fashion designer Adebayo Oke-Lawal at the V&A museum in the UK. (WIKTOR SZYMANOWICZ / GETTY IMAGES)

A model walks the catwalk in a dress with a floral pattern. The walls behind her also have two large floral patterns. — On the same day, models show off clothes by Nigerian-born fashion designer Adebayo Oke-Lawal at the V&A museum in the UK. (WIKTOR SZYMANOWICZ / GETTY IMAGES)

A woman wears her hair in two strands: one is black and one is pink. — Malian basketball player Maimouna Haidara shows off multi-coloured hair during a match against Venezuela in Mexico. The West Africans eventually won 88-66. (CARLOS SANTIAGO / GETTY IMAGES)

A woman wears her hair in two strands: one is black and one is pink. — Malian basketball player Maimouna Haidara shows off multi-coloured hair during a match against Venezuela in Mexico. The West Africans eventually won 88-66. (CARLOS SANTIAGO / GETTY IMAGES)

A man sits surrounded by Khayamiya - a decorative Egyptian textile dating back to ancient Egypt. He is working on one of the pieces. — A man makes decorative Khayamiya textiles at a covered market in Cairo, Egypt, on Saturday. (DOAA ADEL/GETTY IMAGES)

A man sits surrounded by Khayamiya - a decorative Egyptian textile dating back to ancient Egypt. He is working on one of the pieces. — A man makes decorative Khayamiya textiles at a covered market in Cairo, Egypt, on Saturday. (DOAA ADEL/GETTY IMAGES)

An elephant accepts food offered to it from a man's hand. — The 42-year-old retired circus elephant Charlie is transferred to a game reserve in South Africa’s Limpopo province on Wednesday. (FOUR PAWS / EPA)

An elephant accepts food offered to it from a man's hand. — The 42-year-old retired circus elephant Charlie is transferred to a game reserve in South Africa’s Limpopo province on Wednesday. (FOUR PAWS / EPA)

Caroline Nyaga waves and thanks the robot waitress who brought food to her dining table. — A customer thanks a robot for serving her food at the Robot Cafe in Nairobi on Thursday. (MONICAH MWANGI/REUTERS)

Caroline Nyaga waves and thanks the robot waitress who brought food to her dining table. — A customer thanks a robot for serving her food at the Robot Cafe in Nairobi on Thursday. (MONICAH MWANGI/REUTERS)

South Africa's Dricus Du Plessis and Nigeria's Israel Adesanya embrace and talk in the ring. — South Africa’s Dricus Du Plessis and Nigeria’s Israel Adesanya embrace after their UFC middleweight championship bout, won by Du Plessis on Sunday. (JEFF BOTARI/GETTY IMAGES)

South Africa's Dricus Du Plessis and Nigeria's Israel Adesanya embrace and talk in the ring. — South Africa’s Dricus Du Plessis and Nigeria’s Israel Adesanya embrace after their UFC middleweight championship bout, won by Du Plessis on Sunday. (JEFF BOTARI/GETTY IMAGES)

Residents wave flags during a military parade for Gabon's Independence Day. — People wave flags in Gabon’s capital Libreville during the Independence Day parade on Saturday. (WILFRIED MBINAH / AFP)

Residents wave flags during a military parade for Gabon's Independence Day. — People wave flags in Gabon’s capital Libreville during the Independence Day parade on Saturday. (WILFRIED MBINAH / AFP)

An image of the Virgin Mary is carried above the heads of people (who are out of sight). In the background is a large mural of a woman's face. — Christians carry an image of the Virgin Mary during the Madonna of Trapani festival in the Tunisian capital Tunis on Friday. (YASSINE GAIDI/GETTY IMAGES)

An image of the Virgin Mary is carried above the heads of people (who are out of sight). In the background is a large mural of a woman's face. — Christians carry an image of the Virgin Mary during the Madonna of Trapani festival in the Tunisian capital Tunis on Friday. (YASSINE GAIDI/GETTY IMAGES)

Fans await the start of the then cancelled concert of Congolese artist Fally Ipupa at the Ihusi Village in Goma on August 16. — Fans in Goma are getting excited for a Fally Ipupa concert on Friday. The Congolese singer eventually cancelled a series of his shows – money was promised to be refunded, but many ticket buyers are complaining that they have not yet received their money back. (GUERCHOM NDEBO / AFP)

Fans await the start of the then cancelled concert of Congolese artist Fally Ipupa at the Ihusi Village in Goma on August 16. — Fans in Goma are getting excited for a Fally Ipupa concert on Friday. The Congolese singer eventually cancelled a series of his shows – money was promised to be refunded, but many ticket buyers are complaining that they have not yet received their money back. (GUERCHOM NDEBO / AFP)

Allan "Manazz" Mojo (left) and Tony "Side" Otieno (R) holds up their chains. — Kenyan rap duo Wadagliz pose for the camera during an interview in Nairobi. Their hit Anguka Nayo – which means ‘Roll With It’ – has become a soundtrack for recent youth-led anti-government protests. (SIMON MAINA / AFP)

Allan "Manazz" Mojo (left) and Tony "Side" Otieno (R) holds up their chains. — Kenyan rap duo Wadagliz pose for the camera during an interview in Nairobi. Their hit Anguka Nayo – which means ‘Roll With It’ – has become a soundtrack for recent youth-led anti-government protests. (SIMON MAINA / AFP)

Abigail Kubeka stands on stage during a tribute show. — South African actress Abigail Kubeka will be honored in Johannesburg on Saturday at an event celebrating her 67-year career and contribution to the arts. (OUPA BOPAPE/GETTY IMAGES)

Abigail Kubeka stands on stage during a tribute show. — South African actress Abigail Kubeka will be honored in Johannesburg on Saturday at an event celebrating her 67-year career and contribution to the arts. (OUPA BOPAPE/GETTY IMAGES)

People use a boat to move through a flooded street. — People in Chad’s flooded capital N’Djamena use a boat to get around on Wednesday. More than 16,000 homes have been damaged and destroyed since mid-July. (CHANCELIN MBAIRAMADJI MOITA/EPA)

People use a boat to move through a flooded street. — People in Chad’s flooded capital N’Djamena use a boat to get around on Wednesday. More than 16,000 homes have been damaged and destroyed since mid-July. (CHANCELIN MBAIRAMADJI MOITA/EPA)

Burundian journalist Floriane Irangabiye (R) greets members of her legal team after leaving Bubanza prison. — Burundian journalist and government critic Floriane Irangabiye has thanked her legal team for pleading with the president to release her from prison, which he finally did on Friday, officially pardoning her. (TCHANDROU NITANGA / AFP)

Burundian journalist Floriane Irangabiye (R) greets members of her legal team after leaving Bubanza prison. — Burundian journalist and government critic Floriane Irangabiye has thanked her legal team for pleading with the president to release her from prison, which he finally did on Friday, officially pardoning her. (TCHANDROU NITANGA / AFP)

Justine Munguiko holds her child who has recovered from smallpox. — In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, Justine Munguiko holds her child who has recovered from mpox. This virus is “not the new Covid” because authorities know clearly how to control its spread, a leading World Health Organization expert said. (ARLETTE BASHIZI/REUTERS)

Justine Munguiko holds her child who has recovered from smallpox. — In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, Justine Munguiko holds her child who has recovered from mpox. This virus is “not the new Covid” because authorities know clearly how to control its spread, a leading World Health Organization expert said. (ARLETTE BASHIZI/REUTERS)

Aid trucks carrying relief supplies for the Darfur region of Sudan, on the border between Chad and Sudan. — Food aid will finally be allowed into Sudan’s Darfur region for the first time in six months on Wednesday, a breakthrough following international pressure to prevent widespread famine. More than half the country’s population is in need of aid, the UN estimates. (IOM/REUTERS)

Aid trucks carrying relief supplies for the Darfur region of Sudan, on the border between Chad and Sudan. — Food aid will finally be allowed into Sudan’s Darfur region for the first time in six months on Wednesday, a breakthrough following international pressure to prevent widespread famine. More than half the country’s population is in need of aid, the UN estimates. (IOM/REUTERS)

Party supporters and delegates dance on the opening day of the Democratic Progressive Party's election convention in Blantyre. They wear matching blue outfits. — Malawi’s main opposition party, the DPP, will meet on Sunday for a party conference, where former President Peter Mutharika has been officially chosen to run in next year’s presidential election. (AMOS GUMULIRA / AFP)

Party supporters and delegates dance on the opening day of the Democratic Progressive Party's election convention in Blantyre. They wear matching blue outfits. — Malawi’s main opposition party, the DPP, will meet on Sunday for a party conference, where former President Peter Mutharika has been officially chosen to run in next year’s presidential election. (AMOS GUMULIRA / AFP)

Ramla Bouhlel, a fisheries and marine environment engineer, displays a Posidonia plant at the Notre Grand Bleu headquarters. — Fisheries engineer Ramla Bouhlel treats a Posidonia plant in the Tunisian coastal city of Monastir on Friday. According to the World Wildlife Fund (WFF), this type of seagrass creates “vital habitats for thousands of marine species.” (JIHED ABIDELLAOUI/REUTERS)

Ramla Bouhlel, a fisheries and marine environment engineer, displays a Posidonia plant at the Notre Grand Bleu headquarters. — Fisheries engineer Ramla Bouhlel treats a Posidonia plant in the Tunisian coastal city of Monastir on Friday. According to the World Wildlife Fund (WFF), this type of seagrass creates “vital habitats for thousands of marine species.” (JIHED ABIDELLAOUI/REUTERS)

A supermoon, also known as the Blue Moon, rises over Kalk Bay Harbour in Cape Town. — And on Monday night, a supermoon, also known as the Blue Moon, will rise over Cape Town in South Africa. (ESA ALEXANDER/REUTERS)

A supermoon, also known as the Blue Moon, rises over Kalk Bay Harbour in Cape Town. — And on Monday night, a supermoon, also known as the Blue Moon, will rise over Cape Town in South Africa. (ESA ALEXANDER/REUTERS)

From the BBC in Africa this week:

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