Africa’s week in pictures: 30 August-5 September 2024

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

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On Saturday, the highly anticipated Miss Universe Nigeria competition is in full swing as contestants get ready backstage…

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The competition is fierce as participants put their best foot forward to win the crown…

Benson Ibeabuchi / AFP

In an emotional end to the pageant, Chidimma Adetshina, the South African beauty queen who faced xenophobic abuse wins the title

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On Tuesday, a former circus animal, named Charley, roams around their new retirement home on a South African game reserve in Limpopo after years of performing.

Andres Martinez Casares / Reuters

The next day, children hold the flags of Chinese and African countries to welcome the continent’s leaders at a banquet in the capital Beijing…

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It was all part of the entertainment for those attending the China-Africa summit.

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On Saturday, Namibia’s Lahja Ishitile crumbles to the floor with her guide Sem Shimanda after winning the Women’s 400m final at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

Abubaker Lubowa/ Reuters

A Ugandan police officer detains a woman on Monday taking part in a “naked protest” against corruption outside parliament in the capital, Kampala.

Emmanuel Croset / AFP

On the same day, members of a royal regiment in Eswatini – Africa’s last absolute monarchy – are seen on the last day of a cultural festival at the Ludzidzini Royal Palace.

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And on Wednesday on a street in Gadaref in Sudan, a Sufi man performs a traditional dance during a Muslim festival to mark the birth of the Prophet Muhammed.

From the BBC in Africa this week:

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