Africa's week in pictures: 6-12 October 2017

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A selection of the best photos from across Africa and of Africans elsewhere in the world this week.

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Somali boys take time out on Friday to dive, play and swim in front of the ruins of an old building in the coastal district of Hamarweyne, in Mogadishu.

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In South Africa, a man dressed in traditional costume performs before a rugby match between the Springboks and New Zealand's All Blacks in Cape Town on Saturday.

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The aftermath of a fire on Saturday after a truck carrying natural gas caught fire in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, triggering deadly explosions.

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Models don designs by Ivory Coast designer Miss Zahui at the Afrik Fashion Show in Abidjan on Saturday.

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Another continent, another show. This time Lisbon, where an outfit by Angolan fashion designer Nadir Tati graces the catwalk during Fashion Week on Sunday.

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The 2018 World Cup qualification match between Egypt and Congo Brazzaville gets rapt attention at the Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria on Sunday...

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To Egyptians' delight, their side won 2-1, meaning a place in the finals for the first time in nearly two decades.

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Some athletes spent the weekend covering 100km in the deserts of Tunisia. Morocco's Mohamed el-Morabity, who won, gets much-needed liquid refreshment here.

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A day after Tuesday's vote in Liberia, supporters of Georgia Weah's Coalition for Democratic Change are glued to the radio to find out who is their new president.

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Riot policemen stand guard as supporters of Kenyan opposition National Super Alliance (Nasa) protest in Nairobi on Wednesday...

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....and the forces of law and order are also keeping an eye on supporters of Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta, too.

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A huge work in central Johannesburg by graffiti artist "Falko", snapped on Wednesday, forms part of new tours that show people round the city and introduce the painter.

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Still with the arts in South Africa, dancers with the Joburg Ballet prepare on Thursday to go on stage during the final rehearsal for Snow White-The Ballet,

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