A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent:
Shahzaib Akber/EPAOn Thursday, South African artists from the Ajao Africa group dazzle audiences at the Arts Council of Pakistan festival in the capital Karachi…Thomas Mukoya/ReutersA family of elephants strikes a pose at the Aberdare National Park in Kenya. Thomas Mukoya/ReutersOn Saturday, rippling muscles are on display at the Mr and Miss East Africa Bodybuilding Contest…Gerald Anderson/Getty ImagesThe competition is tough as each participant shows off their physique…Gerald Anderson/Getty ImagesAt some point, the men step aside and the female bodybuilders take the stage. Mohamed Hossam/EPAOn Tuesday, statues of pharaohs are on display at a trial opening at the new Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, Egypt. Adekunle Ajayi/Getty ImagesThe next day, a fisherman shows off his incredible haul at an event marking World Food Day in Lagos, Nigeria. Nic Bothma/ReutersOn Monday, four baboons try to catch a ride in the Capri neighbourhood of Cape Town, South Africa…Nic Bothma/ReutersBut one of them seems to prefer to forage for food. Olympia De Maismont/AFPIn Nigeria's twin capital, Igbo-Ora, it's double trouble as celebrations are underway for the town's World Twin Festival on Saturday. Mohamed Messara/EPAOn Sunday, a Tunisian man gets romantic as he advertises his pomegranates in the village of Tastour. From the BBC in Africa this week:How a Kenyan schoolgirl fell in love with trees‘Try or die’ – one man’s determination to get to the Canary IslandsWhy there's a rush of African satellite launchesGetty Images/BBCGo to BBCAfrica.com for more news from the African continent.
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