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Oil, toil and ink: Africa's top shots

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

RODGER BOSCH / AFP A protestor from Extinction Rebellion Cape Town (C), wearing clothes that represents Africa, is being threatened by 'Fossil Fuel Vampires' dressed in lawyers outfits during a demonstration against the ongoing use of fossil fuels, outside the venue where the Africa Oil Week Conference is being held.RODGER BOSCH / AFP
Hoping to win hearts and minds with humour, Extinction Rebellion protesters pose as "fossil fuel vampires" preying on Mother Earth outside an oil producers' conference on Tuesday, in the South African city of Cape Town. The campaigners say time is running out to fix the global climate crisis.
Khaled DESOUKI / AFP An Egyptian street vendor displays watches for sale at the Saturday market in downtown Cairo.Khaled DESOUKI / AFP
Time is also on the mind of this market vendor in Cairo, Egypt, offering masses of watches for sale.
FETHI BELAID / AFP A Tunisian dips his finger in ink after casting his vote in the presidential election at a polling station in Tunis.FETHI BELAID / AFP
A voter in Tunisia dips their finger in ink to show they have already cast their ballot in Sunday's presidential election.
TIKSA NEGERI / REUTERS A woman dressed in a traditional Oromo costume attends the Irreecha celebration, the Oromo people's thanksgiving festival at Hora Arsadi in Bishoftu.TIKSA NEGERI / REUTERS
On Sunday, people in the central Ethiopian town of Bishoftu mark Irreecha...
TIKSA NEGERI / REUTERS Women dressed in traditional Oromo costumes attend the Irreecha celebration, the Oromo people's thanksgiving festival at Hora Arsadi.TIKSA NEGERI / REUTERS
It is a thanksgiving festival observed by the Oromo people...
Michele Spatari / AFP Men from the Oromo community wear ceremonial uniforms as they gather at Meskel square to celebrate 'Irreecha' in Addis Ababa.Michele Spatari / AFP
These men join celebrations held in the capital city, Addis Ababa...
Michele Spatari / AFP People from the Oromo community splash themselves with water to celebrate 'Irreecha' in Addis Ababa.Michele Spatari / AFP
One tradition involves dunking freshly cut grass and flowers in water to thank Waaqa - meaning God - for the rainy season, which comes to an end at this time of year.
FRANCIS KOKOROKO / REUTERS A man handles a gold bar in a wash basin.FRANCIS KOKOROKO / REUTERS
A man cleans impurities off a gold bar during the smelting process at a refinery in Ghana on Monday.
JORIS BOLOMEY / AFP A man navigates a pirogue between the houses of the Tougoude district, in the south-east of Ndjamena's ninth arrondissement, flooded by the Logone River.JORIS BOLOMEY / AFP
On the same day, this man in Chad's capital city of N'Djamena has little choice but to get around by canoe. The Logone river has flooded this south-eastern district called Tougoude.
ADRIAN DENNIS / AFP Members of the Chagossian community gather with banners and placards outside the parliament in London, the UK.ADRIAN DENNIS / AFP
On Monday, Chagos Islanders living in the UK denounce the British government's decision to cede control of their homeland to Mauritius - saying they were not consulted and their sovereignty has once again been violated.
ZO ANDRIANJAFY / REUTERS A 12 meter high miniature model of the Eiffel Tower named Touruffin assembled by Ampasapito craftsman Ruffin Rakotomalala stands in Ampasampito neighbourhood of Antananarivo.ZO ANDRIANJAFY / REUTERS
In Madagascar's capital Antananarivo on Monday, this miniature replica of the Eiffel Tower is seen from below. The 12-metre-high model is the work of Ruffin Rakotomalala.
FILIP SINGER / EPA A wild fox runs by the honour guard lined up for the visit of the Mauritanian president to Bellevue Palace in Berlin.FILIP SINGER / EPA
And finally, as Mauritania's President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani is received at Germany's Bellevue Palace on Tuesday, a wild fox darts past the guardsmen and women.

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