A selection of the best photos of the week from across the continent and beyond:
Women stand side by side wearing the colors of Chad’s national flag as they wait to see interim President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno at a campaign event on Friday. [JORIS BOLOMEY/AFP]
The ancient Roman amphitheater of El Djem, in Tunisia, is the stage for gladiator reenactments on Sunday. [YASSINE GAIDI/GETTY IMAGES]
Reality TV star Yolanda Mukondi walks the red carpet at South Africa’s Metro FM Music Awards on Saturday. [OUPA BOPAPE/GETTY IMAGES]
On Wednesday, in London, Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong’o poses with her cat Schnitzel on a day to promote her latest film. [TOLGA AKMEN/EPA]
A taxidermist prepares a cast for an antelope exhibit at the HuntFX exhibition in South Africa on Friday. [KIM LUDBROOK/EPA]
Ugandan cricket teammates Ritah Musamali Stephanie Nampiina celebrate taking a wicket in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup qualifier on Wednesday. [FRANCOIS NEL/GETTY IMAGES]
French-Cameroonian football hero Kylian Mbappé is honored with this mural in the Spanish capital, Madrid. [OSCAR DEL POZO/GETTY IMAGES]
A man checks out the latest RS Berkhane football shirts on Friday. They were confiscated from Moroccan team players in a continental semi-final because they show a red map annexing the disputed territory of Western Sahara. [FADEL SENNA/AFP]
On the same day, Al Ahly Ly’s Kevin Murphy takes aim during a match against City Oilers in the Basketball Africa League. [NACER TALEL/GETTY IMAGES]
The next day is Palm Sunday for Orthodox Christians… [TIKSA NEGERI/REUTERS]
At this religious service in Cairo’s famous Cave Church, priests pour holy water on the Egyptian and Ethiopian faithful… [KHALED DESOUKI/AFP]
Who wait below for the blessing. [KHALED DESOUKI/AFP]
American jazz singer Jazzmeia Horn performs at International Jazz Day in Morocco on Tuesday. [FADEL SENNA/AFP]
On Tuesday, stunned survivors watch the deadly chaos wrought by floods in Kenya’s Rift Valley. The El Nino effect is said to have played a role, as has human-induced climate change. It is known that close to 200 people died and an evacuation order was given for large parts of the country. [DANIEL IRUNGU/EPA]
And the day before, hopeful birds surround fishermen as they bring their catch off Egypt’s Mediterranean coast. [MAHMOUD ELKHWAS/GETTY IMAGES]
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