Africa’s week in pictures: 28 March

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

CEM OZDEL / GETTY IMAGES A woman dressed in white flowing clothes walks past a mural depicting religious founders.CEM OZDEL / GETTY IMAGES

In Senegal’s capital city Dakar, Muslims belonging to the Layene Sufi order make their way to evening prayers on Friday…

CEM OZDEL / GETTY IMAGES Women dressed in white kneel and pray. One girls turns to look at the camera.CEM OZDEL / GETTY IMAGES

Worshippers typically dress all in white.

OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP A horseman rides during the Durbar horse procession in Dutse. He wears an embellished hat and the horse is kitted out in embellished tack.OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP

On Tuesday in Nigeria the Muslim holy month of Ramadan comes to an end…

OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP Two men belonging to the royal guard pose stand next to a patterned wall outsided the Emir of Dutse's palace.OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP
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Four tonnes of meat, three tonnes of rice, three tonnes of potatoes and two tonnes of onions cooked in pots are prepared for thousands of people, say organisers of this non-profit community service in South Africa on Sunday. It’s all part of celebrations on the final day of Ramadan.

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As Eid kicks off in Ivory Coast the next day it’s a time to come together and relax.

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In Egypt’s coastal city of Alexandria, people release balloons after morning Eid prayers.

PAUL ELLIS / AFP

Trevor the African Bullfrog settles into a new life at Cheshire Zoo in the UK on Monday. Here he is being weighed to monitor his health.

THIBAUD MORITZ / AFP

French-Cape Verdean actress Alice Da Luz smiles at the premiere for historical drama Carême, in which she plays a mysterious character called Agathe.

RAJESH JANTILAL / AFP

After the shocking revelation of the alleged rape of a seven-year-old girl at a school, South Africans take to the streets on Tuesday to demand justice. No arrests have been made in the case.

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The next day in Egypt, Al Hilal supporters get animated before the Caf Champions League quarter-final football match against rivals Al Ahly.

ISSOUF SANOGO / AFP

As top banker-turned-presidential candidate Tidjane Thiam is hauled before a court challenging his right to run in Ivory Coast’s elections, activists and supporters protest outside the building on Tuesday.

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And on the same day in South Africa’s Delta Park, joggers pass fields of cosmos flowers in bloom.

From the BBC in Africa this week:

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