Rock stars, wrestlers and pilgrims: Africa's top shots

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A enactment of the week's champion photos from crossed the African continent:

Leon Neal/Getty Images A subordinate of the Democratic Republic of Congo set Fulu Miziki wearing a disguise prepares the signifier for his bands performance

With Glastonbury underway, a subordinate of the Democratic Republic of Congo set Fulu Miziki, prepares the acceptable for his band's show connected the Greenpeace signifier connected Thursday.

Cem Ozdel/Getty Images Two women vie successful Senegal's formation competition

Two women spell head-to-head astatine the 2nd African Beach Wrestling Championships held successful Dakar, Senegal, connected Sunday.

Quila Fernandes/AFP A ample assemblage of radical instrumentality portion successful the pilgrimage successful Cape Verde

On the aforesaid time successful Cape Verde, radical enactment successful the São João Baptista pilgrimage undeterred by the lukewarm sun.

Queila Fernandes/AFP People playing the drums during the Cape Verde pilgrimage successful Porto Novo

....they locomotion to the bushed of the drums on the 23km (14 mile)- route....

Queila Fernandes/AFP Two women creation during the pilgrimage successful Porto Novo

...as good arsenic creation to it!

Matthew Lewis/Getty Images Tabraiz Shamsi a South African cricket subordinate celebrates his teams triumph by jumping successful the air

History is made connected Wednesday, arsenic South African cricket subordinate Tabraiz Shamsi revels successful his team's triumph implicit Afghanistan to scope the T20 World Cup last for the archetypal time.

Luis Tato/AFP Teargas cannister explodes successful the streets of Kenya's superior Nairobi

In Kenya, constabulary and protestors clash arsenic young radical instrumentality to the streets of Nairobi angered by a concern measure introduced by President William Ruto which volition summation taxes.

James Wakibia/Getty Images A antheral watches arsenic President William Ruto gives a televised code astatine State House successful Nairobi

The adjacent day, a antheral watches arsenic President Ruto makes an code to the federation to accidental helium volition retreat the measure due to the fact that of the protests.

John Wessels/AFP A antheral walks done a camel marketplace successful Nouakchott, the superior of Mauritania.

A antheral walks done a camel marketplace successful Nouakchott, the superior of Mauritania, connected Wednesday, up of Saturday's statesmanlike election.