Africa’s week in pictures: 30 September-6 October 2023

A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.

Algerian gymnast Kaylia Nemour performs on the uneven bars at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Belgium on Monday.

While a chameleon perfects an acrobatic act of its own near the Kenyan town of Naro Moru on Friday.

A motorbike pulls a trailer carrying Nigeriens protesting against the presence of the French military on Sunday.

The following day, it’s the turn of a watermelon-vendor in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, to hitch a ride.

Ahead of next week’s elections in Liberia, a supporter of President George Weah dons a T-shirt with his face on it.

While colourful patterns adorn pieces of cloth at a market in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on Tuesday.

Congolese singer Fally Ipupa performs on Saturday at the Walker Town Concert in Nairobi, Kenya…

…And so does Nigerian star Tiwa Savage

Zephy, a wrestler from the Democratic Republic of Congo, also put on a show. Here he is preparing to compete at the Africa Wrestling Association Nights of Champions in Cape Town, South Africa, on Tuesday.

The Mansa Floating Hub, an arts venue in Cape Verde, is lit by rays of green, red, yellow and blue on Wednesday.

Red alone takes centre stage in this Tunisian shop, where the owner grinds peppers on Sunday in order to make a harissa chilli paste.

And a farmer in Daloa, a city in the Ivory Coast, dries cocoa beans on Monday.