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Africa's week in pictures: 26 June – 2 July 2020

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

On Monday, Ivory Coast sprinter Murielle Ahouré takes to the starting blocks during training in the US city of Miami.
On Monday, Ivory Coast sprinter Murielle Ahouré takes to the starting blocks during training in the US city of Miami.
On the same day in Algeria's capital Algiers, a cat keeps a lookout on the seafront.
On the same day in Algeria’s capital Algiers, a cat keeps a lookout on the seafront.
A man wearing a protective mask, amid concerns over the coronavirus, walks next to painted Arabic words reading "Cairo" in the city"s downtown, Egypt June 27, 2020.
A man wearing a protective mask, amid concerns over the coronavirus, walks next to painted Arabic words reading “Cairo” in the city”s downtown, Egypt June 27, 2020.
The city's cafes and restaurants reopen on the same day, but with social distancing enforced.
The city’s cafes and restaurants reopen on the same day, but with social distancing enforced.
Tens of thousands of Sudanese heeded the call to protest on Tuesday, demanding greater reforms for the country on the 31st anniversary of ousted President Omar al-Bashir taking power in a coup.
Tens of thousands of Sudanese heeded the call to protest on Tuesday, demanding greater reforms for the country on the 31st anniversary of ousted President Omar al-Bashir taking power in a coup.
On Friday, military academy students take part in Madagascar's Independence Day celebrations.
On Friday, military academy students take part in Madagascar’s Independence Day celebrations.
People gather to participate in celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of Congo"s independence from Belgium in the district of Matonge in Brussels, Belgium, June 30, 2020.
People gather to participate in celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of Congo”s independence from Belgium in the district of Matonge in Brussels, Belgium, June 30, 2020.
This statue of the nation's first prime minister, Patrice Lumumba, is seen on the same day in the capital Kinshasa. Decades on from his assassination in 1961, Belgian prosecutors say they are investigating whether they can prosecute individuals suspected of taking part.
This statue of the nation’s first prime minister, Patrice Lumumba, is seen on the same day in the capital Kinshasa. Decades on from his assassination in 1961, Belgian prosecutors say they are investigating whether they can prosecute individuals suspected of taking part.
And on Sunday women take in the scene at a beach in Dakar, Senegal.
And on Sunday women take in the scene at a beach in Dakar, Senegal.

Pictures from AFP, EPA, Reuters, NurPhoto and Getty Images.

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