Africa's top shots: 17-24 March 2017

24th March 2017

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A selection of the best photos from across Africa and of Africans elsewhere in the world this week.

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Image captionContestants on Tuesday perform during the annual Ingoma traditional Zulu dance competition in Durban, South Africa...
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Image captionThe competition includes singing...
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Image captionAnd dancing.
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Image captionThe same day in Muhanga, southern Rwanda, a drone releases a blood package during the visit of World Bank head Jim Yong Kim.
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Image captionChildren on Wednesday take part in the opening of the International Camel Racing festival at the Sarabium desert in Ismailia, Egypt...
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Image captionAyman, one of the young jockeys, shows his camel some affection shortly before the ride.
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Image captionMeanwhile, riders take part in a professional cycle race on a track in Greyton, South Africa, while a helicopter watches overhead.
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Image captionOn Sunday, Tunisian children take part in the "Flowers Walk" in Tunis, the capital, to assert their right to culture and safety from terrorism.
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Image captionA fan shows his support for Liberia's BYC as they play a match on Sunday against Ferroviario da Beira from Mozambique.
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Image 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...
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Image captionHe also took time to peek at a replica of the reconstructed skeleton of one of the world's earliest humans, known as Lucy.
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Image 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.
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Image 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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