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Ethiopian girl holding a flag and a candle
Ethiopians hold a candlelight vigil in front of the White House in Washington on Sunday night to demand the release of all political prisoners in their home country.
Who's That Girl..?
Who's That Girl? Can you guess who Malawi has been playing host to this week...
Madonna in Malawi
... It was Madonna, the Queen of Pop. Wearing strappy stilettos, she digs a hole, plants a tree and cuts the ribbon at a ceremony opening her Raising Malawi Academy for Girls on Monday.
Zimbabwean cricketers celebrate the dismissal of unseen Bangladeshi cricketer Zunaed Siddique
The next day, Zimbabwe's cricketers begin a five-match one-day international series in Bangladesh.
Stranded passengers in Kenya looking at a bridge washing away in floods
Kenya's coastal areas were hit by floods this week. On Wednesday, stranded passengers heading to Mombasa town from Lamu Island look on as the Kanagoni bridge washes away.
Chelsea's Ivorian footballer Salomon Kalou
Also on Wednesday, Chelsea's Ivorian footballer Salomon Kalou celebrates his goal against Bolton Wanderers at Stamford Bridge in London.
South African golfer Retief Goosen
South Africa's Retief Goosen prepares for his coming Volvo World Match Play Championship as the sun sets in Casares, Spain on Thursday.
Senegalese actress Fatou N'Diaye
That evening Senegalese actress Fatou N'Diaye is captured posing at the opening of a new nightclub in Monaco, the playground of the rich and famous.
Clockwise L-R: man points at Rumble in the Jungle adverts, Congolese boxer Angelle and the stadium as it looks today
Friday marks the 35th anniversary of The Rumble in the Jungle – when boxer Muhammad Ali beat George Foreman in Kinshasa. The match's Congolese commentator (bottom) remembers the event at the stadium.
Al-Shabab fighters
And in Somalia on Friday, al-Shabab Islamist fighters sit on a truck as they patrol a demonstration held in the capital, Mogadishu, in support of Palestinians.
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