A selection of the week’s best photos from across the African continent and beyond:
Muslims across the continent celebrate the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday, starting in Egypt on Friday… [ Mohamed Hossam/EPA]
While Tunisians honour the occasion on Sunday with drums and dance in the streets of the capital Tunis… [ Jihed Abidellaoui/Reuters]
On the same day, in Senegal, young Muslims gather at the Seydina Limamou Laye Mausoleum in the capital, Dakar… [John Wessels/AFP ]
One young girl wanders off to enjoy the sunrise. [John Wessels/AFP ]
Tuesday sees a boy push his bike through deep waters following severe flooding in Maiduguri, Nigeria. [ Ahmed Kingimi/Reuters]
Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who was murdered by her ex-partner, is laid to rest on Saturday with full military honours at her father’s homestead in eastern Uganda… [Badru Katumba/AFP]
The Ugandan military pay their respects with a gun salute… [Badru Katumba/AFP]
Her youngest daughter cries as she holds a picture of her mother close to her heart. [Badru Katumba/AFP]
People relax on a private beach at the mouth of the Suez Canal in Egypt. [Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters]
Rescuers attempt to dig for survivors after a building collapse killed at least eight people in the Sierra Leone capital Freetown on Monday. [ Prince Samura/EPA]
In Tunisia, it’s time for the grape harvest on Tuesday. [ Mohamed Messara/EPA]
