Autographs and belly laughs: Africa's top shots

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

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A woman looks out of the window in Touba, Senegal, on Sunday...

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The holy city is hosting pilgrims who belong to the Baye Fall Muslim group, known for their patchwork clothes.

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A man sports a mask representing the antelope during Festimasq, the festival of masks, in central Burkina Faso.

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Akinrodoye Samuel leaps into a river in the Nigerian city of Lagos, where he is swimming to raise awareness of mental health and suicide prevention.

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On Tuesday in Johannesburg, fans carry photos and memorabilia as they queue to meet South African star of the moment Tyla...

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Some were lucky enough to get selfies with the Grammy-winning singer.

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People arrive by minibus to watch the World Rally Championship Safari Rally in Kenya on Sunday.

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Women make kahk, a type of Egyptian butter biscuit, in the town of Tana on Tuesday.

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Brightly painted beach huts line this part of the coast in Cape Town, South Africa, on Wednesday.

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Bassirou Diomaye Faye is sworn in on Tuesday - becoming Senegal's youngest president and the first to be polygamous. It means Senegal has two first ladies - Marie Khone Faye (L) and Absa Faye (R).

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Young worshippers join an Easter vigil on Saturday at St Joanes in Kenya's capital, Nairobi...

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The day before, on Good Friday, a Catholic theatre group in Lagos performs the Passion of Jesus - complete with Roman centurions...

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While in Uganda this woman attends a Good Friday procession in the Ugandan capital of Kampala.

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And people living in Heideveld, an area of Cape Town, sit down to a meal together on Saturday.

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