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A selection of the best photos of the week from across the continent and beyond:

A Tunisian actor performs during the multidisciplinary show 'Black & White Circus', a production by Nawel Skandrani in Tunis, Tunisia, May 17, 2024.A Tunisian actor performs during the multidisciplinary show 'Black & White Circus', a production by Nawel Skandrani in Tunis, Tunisia, May 17, 2024.

On Friday, an actor sits on a swing during a theatrical performance called Black & White Circus in Tunisia. [EPA]

Cameroon's Emmanuel Eseme celebrates after winning the men's 100m at the Príncipe Moulay Abdellah Sports Complex, Rabat, Morocco - May 19, 2024Cameroon's Emmanuel Eseme celebrates after winning the men's 100m at the Príncipe Moulay Abdellah Sports Complex, Rabat, Morocco - May 19, 2024

Cameroon’s Emmanual Eseme is in shock on Sunday after winning the men’s 100m Diamond League race in Morocco. [Reuters]

Saly Sarr of Senegal competes in the women's triple jump during the Golden Grand Prix Japan at the Tokyo National Stadium on May 19, 2024Saly Sarr of Senegal competes in the women's triple jump during the Golden Grand Prix Japan at the Tokyo National Stadium on May 19, 2024

On the same day, on the other side of the world, Senegalese Saly Sarr competes in the women’s triple jump Seiko Golden Grand Prix, in Tokyo, Japan. [AFP]

A general view of people gathered before the inauguration of Chad's President-elect General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno at the Palace of Arts and Culture in N'Djamena on May 23, 2024.A general view of people gathered before the inauguration of Chad's President-elect General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno at the Palace of Arts and Culture in N'Djamena on May 23, 2024.

People watch as General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno is sworn in as president on Thursday, making Chad the first junta-led country in the region to return to democracy. [AFP]

Khotso poses for a portrait while carrying his broom while looking for odd jobs in Koffiefontein on May 22, 2024Khotso poses for a portrait while carrying his broom while looking for odd jobs in Koffiefontein on May 22, 2024

The day before, a South African man carries a broom as he searches for odd jobs in a country struggling with crippling unemployment. [AFP]

Members of the Rapid Intervention Battalion (Bataillon d'Intervention Rapide, BIR), an elite military force and army combat unit of the Cameroonian Armed Forces, line up ahead of the May 20 parade marking the 52nd celebration of Independence Day. Unit in Yaoundé, on May 20th.  , 2024. Cameroon National Day, also known as Unity Day, celebrates the national referendum held on 20 May 1972, in which Cameroonians voted for a unitary state as opposed to the existing federal state.Members of the Rapid Intervention Battalion (Bataillon d'Intervention Rapide, BIR), an elite military force and army combat unit of the Cameroonian Armed Forces, line up ahead of the May 20 parade marking the 52nd celebration of Independence Day. Unit in Yaoundé, on May 20th.  , 2024. Cameroon National Day, also known as Unity Day, celebrates the national referendum held on 20 May 1972, in which Cameroonians voted for a unitary state as opposed to the existing federal state.

Cameroon’s elite military force marches in the country’s 52nd Unity Day parade in the capital, Yaoundé. [AFP]

A rider from the Beni Arous tribe interacts with his horse during the traditional equestrian game and performance 'Mata', near the village of Znied in the Moroccan province of Larache, on May 17, 2024.A rider from the Beni Arous tribe interacts with his horse during the traditional equestrian game and performance 'Mata', near the village of Znied in the Moroccan province of Larache, on May 17, 2024.

A rider from the community of Beni Arous prepares his horse for a traditional equestrian game, in the Moroccan province of Larache, on Friday. [AFP]

Senegalese spend their free time at Yoff beach, one of the most popular weekend destinations for locals, as summer days approach in Dakar, Senegal, May 18, 2024.Senegalese spend their free time at Yoff beach, one of the most popular weekend destinations for locals, as summer days approach in Dakar, Senegal, May 18, 2024.

On Saturday, two women walk along the popular Yoff beach in Senegal’s capital, Dakar… [Getty Images]

Senegalese spend their free time at Yoff beach, one of the most popular weekend destinations for locals, as summer days approach in Dakar, Senegal, May 18, 2024.Senegalese spend their free time at Yoff beach, one of the most popular weekend destinations for locals, as summer days approach in Dakar, Senegal, May 18, 2024.

As the sun sets, a boy emerges from the Atlantic Ocean after surfing at Yoff. [Getty Images]

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