Africa's week in pictures: 26 May-1 June 2023

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A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week:

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As the sun rises on South Africa's east coast on Sunday, a surfer jumps into the ocean.

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French-Guinean actress and influencer Fatoumata Guinea Kaba takes to the red carpet at France's Cannes Film Festival on Friday...

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Also in Cannes that day is Somali-American model Halima Aden, who received the women empowerment gong at the World Influencers and Bloggers Awards (Wiba).

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On Saturday, a visitor looks at works by Mohamed Ben Methaf during the Carthage Contemporary Art Days Festival in Tunisia's capital.

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The next day, Israelis of Ethiopian descent hold up pictures of their relatives during a protest in Jerusalem calling on the government to stop a freeze on Ethiopian Jews emigrating to Israel.

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In Guinea-Bissau, supporters of Domingos Simões Pereira and his Inclusive Alliance Platform rally on Monday in the capital, ahead of elections on 4 June.

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On Saturday, an Egyptian band performs at the International Festival for Drums and Traditional Arts in the capital, Cairo.

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On the same day, a football fan cheers on Senegal against Colombia in the Under-20 World Cup in the Argentinian city of La Plata. The match ended in a draw.

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Bola Tinubu is sworn in as president of Africa's largest democracy at a ceremony in Abuja on Monday, promising to tackle Nigeria's rampant insecurity and bring in economic reforms.

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Clashes erupt in Senegal's capital on the same day between police and supporters of Ousmane Sonko. Later in the week the opposition leader was sentenced to two years in jail.

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The Rabat African Capital of Culture fashion show comes to a close on Tuesday with these designs by Morocco's Fadila El Gadi.

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And the sun sets on Saturday over the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte, which has begun an operation to deport migrants, many of whom come from nearby Comoros.

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