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Heatwaves and hand-to-hand combat: Africa's top shots

Natasha Booty
BBC News

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

FETHI BELAID / AFP / GETTY IMAGES Boys jump and somersault into the water from a road bridge.FETHI BELAID / AFP / GETTY IMAGES
As Tunisians brace for a heatwave, a group of boys leap into the sea in Tunis on Tuesday.
OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP / GETTY IMAGES A child picks a red balloon from a vendor at Magic Land amusement park in Abuja on 29 June.OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP / GETTY IMAGES
Days earlier in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, children pick balloons at Magic Land...
OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP / GETTY IMAGES Amusement park visitors talk, smile and laugh as they ride a bird-shaped carousel at Magic Land on 29 June.OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP / GETTY IMAGES
The theme park opened almost two decades ago.
PHILIMON BULAWAYO / REUTERS A woman smiles as she has her hair and make-up done.PHILIMON BULAWAYO / REUTERS
Contestants get ready backstage before the Mr and Miss Africa Albinism pageant in Zimbabwe on Saturday.
HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP / GETTY IMAGES A tennis player stares intently at the ball in front of her face.HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP / GETTY IMAGES
Ons Jabeur of Tunisia keeps her eyes squarely on the ball during the first day of the Wimbledon tennis championships, in the UK on Monday.
JAMES WAKIBIA / SOPA IMAGES / LIGHTROCKET / GETTY IMAGES A man sits next to piles of dozens of large melons on his stall.JAMES WAKIBIA / SOPA IMAGES / LIGHTROCKET / GETTY IMAGES
Juicy watermelons are for sale at this vendor's stall in Nakuru, Kenya, on Wednesday. Food prices keep rising as the country grapples with a cost-of-living crisis.
OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP / GETTY IMAGES A man poses elegantly with one closed fist and one expressive, open hand.OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP / GETTY IMAGES
On Friday in Abuja, Faisal Ibrahim aka Dan Yellow Tula poses for the camera. He is a Dambe fighter - a combat sport with a long history in northern Nigeria...
EMMANUEL OSODI / ANADOLU / GETTY IMAGES Two men square up to each other in an area. Both are dressed in shorts, both have right hands balled up and taped into a hard fist.EMMANUEL OSODI / ANADOLU / GETTY IMAGES
The next day in the same city, fighters face off in the African Warrior Dambe World Series.
BERTRAND GUAY / AFP / GETTY IMAGES A man dressed in black walks through the Orangery of the Palace of Versailles. He is flanked by an entourage.BERTRAND GUAY / AFP / GETTY IMAGES
On Sunday, Nigerian singer-songwriter Rema and his entourage arrive at the Jacquemus show at Paris Fashion Week in France.
TEMILOLUWA JOHNSON / GETTY IMAGES Men and women dance inside a club. Out of shot is a DJ playing music on decks.TEMILOLUWA JOHNSON / GETTY IMAGES
The day before in Lagos, Nigeria, people enjoy a Pride month club night called Be. Organisers say their goal is for clubbers to "merge soul and body with rhythm and just be".
OUPA BOPAPE / GALLO IMAGES / GETTY IMAGES A woman sings on stage wearing a black and white robe which is beaded with cowrie shells.OUPA BOPAPE / GALLO IMAGES / GETTY IMAGES
Celebrated South African singer Thandiswa Mazwai performs on stage at Johannesburg's Lyric Theatre on Sunday.
KODY MCGREGOR / WORLD SURF LEAGUE / GETTY IMAGES Ryan Huckabee of the United States crests a wave. Behind him apartment blocks are visible.KODY MCGREGOR / WORLD SURF LEAGUE / GETTY IMAGES
And the following day, surfers from around the world compete in the Ballito Pro on South Africa's eastern coast off KwaZulu-Natal.

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