A selection of the week’s best photos from across the African continent and beyond:
People watch as wildfires rage across parts of Table Mountain National Park in South Africa on Sunday. [ESA ALEXANDER / REUTERS]
On Friday, four days after Pope Francis’ death, nuns and other believers pray for the late pontiff at the Holy Family Basilica church in Kenya’s capital city. [LUIS TATO / AFP]
These designs by Rubicon are showcased by models on the second day of South Africa Fashion Week, in Johannesburg on Friday. [IHSAAN HAFFEJEE / GETTY IMAGES]
Abdourahamane Ibrahim plays with his brothers in their band Etran de L’Aïr at the New Orleans Jazz Festival on Sunday. The musical family hails from Agadez in Niger. [TIM MOSENFELDER / GETTY IMAGES]
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The Kivu Dancers’ Collective perform on International Dance Day in Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The event went ahead despite the fact the city has been captured by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels, and the devastating violence suffered by civilians in the conflict. [JOSPIN MWISHA / GETTY IMAGES]
Boats, fishermen and swimmers enjoy Lido beach in Mogadishu on Friday as the Somali flag flutters overhead. [ED RAM / GETTY IMAGES]
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On Sunday, karate enthusiasts in Freetown competes in a version of the martial art called kyokushin. It has been growing in popularity in Sierra Leone for the past decade. [PATRICK MEINHARDT / AFP]
A herder hugs one of his camels in Douz in Tunisia on Thursday. The area is home to a large oasis with palm trees that produce masses of dates each year. [FETHI BELAID / AFP]
Kumpos figures from Senegal’s southern region of Casamance dance during a climate action project in the capital, Dakar, on Sunday… [NICOLAS REMENE / AFP]
Also taking part is the Danuu collective, seen here in dazzling costumes. [NICOLAS REMENE / AFP]
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Kenya’s domination of the annual London marathon continues, with 29-year-old Sabastian Sawe triumphing in the men’s race on Sunday. The winner of the women’s elite race was Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa, who broke the women’s world marathon record by 26 seconds. [MATTHEW CHILDS / REUTERS]
And on Sunday the trophy and official match ball are displayed on a local beach ahead of the Fifa Beach Football World Cup in the Seychelles. [ALEX GRIMM / GETTY IMAGES]
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