A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week:
Durban July attracts fashion lovers on Saturday…
The best dressed contest is held on the sidelines of the annual horse racing event in South Africa.
It’s time to dive into the Nile as temperatures hit 43 degrees Celsius in Egypt on Wednesday.
Fans are thrilled with Ayra Starr on Tuesday…
The Nigerian singer of Beninese origin performs at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland a few days after the release of a new single.
Gay Pride marchers in London show solidarity with LGBT people in Uganda, where a toughened anti-gay law can send landlords to jail if they knowingly rent homes to gay people.
Ethiopian Berihu Aregawi looks skyward after breaking the 5,000m world record at an IAAF athletics meet in Switzerland on Friday.
Mayar Sharif reacts after losing a point to his opponent at Wimbledon in the UK on Monday. The Egyptian was eventually knocked out of the tennis tournament.
Models wear Cameroonian designer Imane Ayissi’s latest collection in Paris on Thursday.
Women protect their faces from the sun during the Ojude Oba festival on Friday…
Nigerian officials say thousands are attending this year’s event in Ogun state…
Horse parades are a traditional part of the event.
A boy looks out to sea in Ivory Coast, where the government hopes a temporary fishing ban will spur declining fish populations.
And on Monday, this curious cat keeps watch from a stray animal shelter in Morocco.
