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

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September 6, 2024
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A selection of the week’s best photos from across the African continent and beyond:

Emmanuel Adegboye / EPA An image of a Miss Universe contestant wearing a gold and white outfit backstage in Lagos, Nigeria - Saturday 31 August 2024Emmanuel Adegboye / EPA
On Saturday, the highly anticipated Miss Universe Nigeria competition is in full swing as contestants get ready backstage…
Emmanuel Adegboye / EPA A Miss Universe Nigeria contestant wearing a beaded headband, a red dress with lion print and a silver shield with tribal markings at the pageant in Lagos, Nigeria - Saturday 31 August 2024Emmanuel Adegboye / EPA
The competition is fierce as participants put their best foot forward to win the crown…
Benson Ibeabuchi / AFP Chidimma Adetshina, the winner of Miss Universe Nigeria, holding a bouquet of flowers and wearing a large crown in Lagos, Nigeria - Saturday 31 August 2024Benson Ibeabuchi / AFP
In an emotional end to the pageant, Chidimma Adetshina, the South African beauty queen who faced xenophobic abuse wins the title
EPA A large elephant walking through a game reserve in Limpopo, South Africa - Tuesday 3 September 2024EPA
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 Chinese children holding their countries flag alongside African countries' flags to welcome African leaders to Beijing - Wednesday 4 September 2024Andres 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…
VCG / Getty Images Chinese men beating traditional African drums at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China - Wednesday 4 September 2024 VCG / Getty Images
It was all part of the entertainment for those attending the China-Africa summit.
Franck Fife / AFP Namibia's Lahja Ishitile collapsed on the racetrack alongside her guide Sem Shimanda after winning the Women's 400m T11 Final at the Paris Paralympic Games - Saturday 31 August 2024Franck Fife / AFP
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 protester with the words "for the children" painted on her bare chest and holding a flag is detained by a police officer for protesting over corruption outside parliament in Kampala, Uganda - Monday 2 September 2024Abubaker 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 Five members of a royal regiment hold long reeds in their hands and wear traditional dress, including material resembling animal skin wrapped around their waists, at a reed dancing ceremony at the Ludzidzini Royal Residence in Eswatini - Monday 2 September 2024Emmanuel 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.
AFP A Sufi Muslim wearing green performs a traditional dance during a festival commemorating the birth of Islam's Prophet Muhammed in Gadaref, Sudan - Wednesday 4 September 2024.AFP
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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