Fire, fairies, and festivities: Africa's top photos
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2 days ago

Danai Nesta Kupemba

BBC News

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


A young girl with a beaded headband looks directly into the camera during a swearing ceremony in Arero, Ethiopia.


On the same day, cyclists wear fairy wings as they compete in the annual Cape Town Cycle Tour.


Fire breathers impress the crowd at the closing ceremony of the Ecowas Africa Wrestling Tournament.


Sudanese men get ready to break their fast during the Ramadan.


In Senegal's holy city of Touba, disciples from the Baye Fall group perform religious chants.


A barber concentrates intensely while he cuts renowned visual artist Coster Ojwang's hair.


The Hindu festival of Holi is in full swing in the South African city of Johannesburg.


Celebrations continue, a few days later in Durban, which has one of the largest population of Indian origin outside India itself.


Senegalese comedians take part in a performance based on the classic novel L'Aventure Ambiguë.


Members of the Netos de Bandim, a cultural group in Guinea-Bissau, take part in the annual street carnival to showcase their heritage.

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