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Africa's week in pictures: 11 - 17 December 2020

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

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image captionThe outfits are co-ordinated to the next level on Tuesday as supporters of the Niger presidential candidate Mohamed Bazoum wait for him at the airport in Agadez.
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image captionOn Friday models head for the runway at Dakar Fashion Week...
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image caption... it's a runway with a difference, beneath the baobab trees near Senegal's capital.
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image captionOn Saturday military men carry the president's podium in preparation for Kenya's Independence Day celebrations...
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image caption... this year masks are added to the uniform in an effort to slow down the spread of coronavirus.
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image captionOn Saturday, Ethiopian Orthodox worshippers in Alamata pray...
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image caption... while, nearby in the town of Korem, a cobbler repairs a soldier's shoes...
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image caption... around the corner, a member of the pro-government Amhara Special Forces waits...
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image caption... also in Ethiopia, a Tigrayan forces tank sits abandoned by the side of the road in Mehoni on Friday. Government forces have been battling Tigray fighters since 4 November...
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image caption... thousands have fled Tigray, like these people who arrive at Um Raquba refugee camp in Sudan on Friday.
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image captionOn Tuesday police patrol the school where more than 300 children were kidnapped in Katsina state, northern Nigeria...
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image caption... their dormitories lie empty on Tuesday as they are still missing.
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image captionAnd finally, back in Um Raquba refugee camp, Ethiopians watch the sunset.

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