A selection of this week’s best photos from across the African continent:
South African artists from Ajao Africa Group captivated the audience at the Pakistan Arts Council Festival in the capital Karachi on Thursday… (Shazaib Akbar/EPA)
A family of elephants poses in Kenya’s Aberdare National Park. (Thomas Mukai/Reuters)
Rippling muscles are on display at the Mr & Miss East Africa Bodybuilding Contest on Saturday… (Thomas Mukhoya/Reuters)
The competition will be tough as each participant shows off their physique… (Gerald Anderson/Getty Images)
At one point, the man steps aside and a female bodybuilder takes the stage. (Gerald Anderson/Getty Images)
Statues of pharaohs were on display at the trial opening of the new Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, Egypt, on Tuesday. (Mohamed Hossam/EPA)
The next day, fishermen show off their incredible catch at an event to mark World Food Day in Lagos, Nigeria. (Adekunle Ajayi/Getty Images)
Four baboons attempt a ride in the Capri area of Cape Town, South Africa, on Monday… (Nic Bothma/Reuters)
However, one of them seems to prefer foraging for food. (Nick Bosma/Reuters)
Igbo-Ora, Nigeria’s twin capital, has a double problem as celebrations of the town’s World Twin Festival get underway on Saturday. (Olympia de Mesmont/AFP)
A Tunisian man got romantic while promoting pomegranates in the village of Tastour on Sunday. (Mohamed Messala/EPA)
From the BBC in Africa this week:
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