Pride, pilgrims and parades: Africa's top shots

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

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Hundreds walk through the streets of Cape Town to celebrate the annual pride parade, displaying all the colours of the rainbow on Saturday.

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One person sitting in a pink car watches as the crowds pass by.

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The day before, a man smokes in front of South Africa's parliament at the 9th annual Rastafari-led Adwa Victory Parade.

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Sunday sees pilgrims in South Africa start their morning with a waterfall cleanse to get rid of evil spirits.

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A tired dog lays on cracked, dry earth caused by the record winter temperature in Morocco, on Wednesday.

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On the same day, members of Uganda's Soft Ground Wrestling group practise in a makeshift ring.

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Kenyan healthcare workers take to the streets of the capital Nairobi to protest against the government's failure to hire trainee doctors on Monday.

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While in Egypt, preparations for Ramadan begin as two men hang up traditional lanterns.

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The next day, Queen Mathilde of Belgium travels on a boat to visit the coastal town of Grand-Lahou in the south of Ivory Coast.

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Days later, this street vendor roams the market selling vegetables, in Ivory Coast's main city of Abidjan.

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