Africa’s week in pictures: 1 July – 7 July 2023
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A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week:
![A model wears silver and batik clothing plus a blond wig.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/14FDC/production/_130308958_tv085883926.jpg)
Durban July attracts fashion-lovers on Saturday…
![A model poses in an orange suit.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/1B44/production/_130308960_tv085877378.jpg)
The best-dressed contest happens on the sidelines of South Africa’s yearly horse racing event.
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![Boys jump from stairs into the river, in Cairo.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/E1BE/production/_130309775_tv085969908.jpg)
It’s time for a dip in the River Nile as temperatures hit 43 Celsius in Egypt on Wednesday.
![Fans sing, shout and dance near the stage.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/108CE/production/_130309776_4b9627b7-c5fa-4c39-bc76-8d7e1efd2d8e.jpg)
Fans are thrilled by Ayra Starr on Tuesday…
![Ayra Starr reaches out with her arm as she sings with a heartfelt expression on her face.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/2256/production/_130309780_tv085956380.jpg)
The Benin-born Nigerian singer performs at Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland days after releasing a new single.
![People hold banners protesting homophobia at London's Trafalgar Square.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/CF6D/production/_130310135_gettyimages-1507517676.jpg)
Gay Pride marchers in London show solidarity with LGBT people in Uganda, where a toughened anti-gay law can send landlords to jail if they knowingly rent homes to gay people.
![Berihu Aregawi lifts his arms up and looks at the sky in awe.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/11D8D/production/_130310137_gettyimages-1373735570.jpg)
On Friday, Ethiopia’s Berihu Aregawi looks to the heavens after running the fastest 5,000m this year at a World Athletics meet in Switzerland.
![Mayar Sherif throws her head back in disappointment.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/BE96/production/_130309784_tv085930224.jpg)
Mayar Sharif reacts after losing a point to her opponent at Wimbledon in the UK on Monday. The Egyptian was eventually knocked out of the tennis tournament.
![Models walk down a catwalk.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/30DF/production/_130311521_4c4c06c5-2315-4f20-bab0-a62686f86685.jpg)
Models wear the latest collection from Cameroonian designer Imane Ayissi in Paris on Thursday.
![Women cover their faces with stitched, feathered fans.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/16BAD/production/_130310139_gettyimages-1362241052.jpg)
Women shield their faces from the sun at the Ojude Oba festival on Friday…
![Man and women stand in colour-coordinated rows.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/3715/production/_130310141_gettyimages-1362231173.jpg)
Nigerian officials say thousands of people are at this year’s event in Ogun state…
![An elder from the Josi family in Ijebu is seen on a horse.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/8535/production/_130310143_gettyimages-1362282488.jpg)
Horse parades are traditionally part of the event.
![A boy stands on an artisanal fisherman's canoe at the Port-Bouet beach in Abidjan.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/B39C/production/_130308954_gettyimages-1501998097.jpg)
A boy looks out to sea in Ivory Coast, where the government hopes a temporary fishing ban will give declining fish populations a boost.
![A stray cat at a cat shelter run by Khadija Izem in Tamesna, Morocco.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/7076/production/_130309782_tv085934022.jpg)
And on Monday, this curious cat looks out from a shelter for strays in Morocco.