A selection of the best photos from across Africa and of Africans elsewhere in the world this week.
Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionContestants on Tuesday perform during the annual Ingoma traditional Zulu dance competition in Durban, South Africa...Image copyrightREX FEATURESImage captionThe competition includes singing...Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionAnd dancing.Image copyrightAFPImage captionThe same day in Muhanga, southern Rwanda, a drone releases a blood package during the visit of World Bank head Jim Yong Kim.Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionChildren on Wednesday take part in the opening of the International Camel Racing festival at the Sarabium desert in Ismailia, Egypt...Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionAyman, one of the young jockeys, shows his camel some affection shortly before the ride.Image copyrightEPAImage captionMeanwhile, riders take part in a professional cycle race on a track in Greyton, South Africa, while a helicopter watches overhead.Image copyrightAFPImage captionOn Sunday, Tunisian children take part in the "Flowers Walk" in Tunis, the capital, to assert their right to culture and safety from terrorism.Image copyrightAHMED JALLANZOImage captionA fan shows his support for Liberia's BYC as they play a match on Sunday against Ferroviario da Beira from Mozambique.
er.jpg" alt="British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson running along with retired Haile Gebrselassie, Ethiopia's legend of field and track" width="976" height="650" data-highest-encountered-width="976" />Image copyrightAFPImage captionBritish Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on a visit to Ethiopia took time to test his endurance power in a run with Haile Gebrselassie, Ethiopia's track and field legend...Image copyrightAFPImage captionHe also took time to peek at a replica of the reconstructed skeleton of one of the world's earliest humans, known as Lucy.Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionAmid the hustle and bustle of the week, Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday spares a moment for a prayer ing during an executive meeting in Abuja.Image copyrightEPAImage captionOn Wednesday, workers in Cape Town install a giant image of Desmond Tutu, South Africa's Nobel Peace laureate, a celebration of his dedication to society.
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