A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond.
The 65-year-old was appointed interim ruler of South Africa's Zulu nation in March.
Experts believe the woman was aged between 20 and 30 when she died with her unborn child.
Zimbabwe's Langton Rusere becomes cricket's first black African to umpire a Test match.
Former marathon world record holder Tegla Loroupe says athletes using running shoe technology are "cheating" and it is "almost like doping".
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