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Africa's week in pictures: 22 - 28 May 2020

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

Reuters An overhead shot of a boy looking at the camera while he sits with his father inside a mosque.Reuters
This boy prays with his father at a mosque in Nairobi, Kenya, as the Muslim holy month of Ramadan ends on Sunday.
Reuters A woman in a blue dress walks past a pink mural depicting planet Earth wearing a face mask and crying.Reuters
"Let's fight corona together" reads this mural, also in Nairobi, on Friday.
Reuters A kite hovering in the air is silhouetted against a low, full sun.Reuters
Earlier that day in Egypt's capital, Cairo, someone flies a kite at sunrise.
EPA Two uniformed officers ride horses along the shore.EPA
On Tuesday mounted police officers patrol the beach in Harhoura, Morocco, to deter any visitors during the lockdown.
Reuters A man clamps his eyes and mouth shut as a swab is inserted into his nose.Reuters
Testing continues on the same day in Nairobi, where this man grimaces through his nasal swabbing.
AFP A woman is shrouded in steam as she leaves an inhalation booth installed by a Tanzanian herbalist.AFP
There is no scientific evidence that steam inhalation is effective against coronavirus, nor is it recommended by the World Health Organization. But this has not stopped some Tanzanians from using steaming booths like this one on Friday.
Reuters A sad-looking cat sits with a sign around its neck that reads in Arabic: "I love you, don't throw me on the street".Reuters
"I love you, don't throw me on the street" reads this sign on a cat's neck at Animalia Veterinary Clinic, Cairo, on Wednesday. Some Egyptians are abandoning their pets because they fear they could spread the virus.
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Getty Images A low-flying light aircraft sprays vegetation below it.Getty Images
As the East African locust invasion rages on, planes like this one in northern Kenya on Saturday, are being used to spray the pests that have decimated farmers' crops and livelihoods.
EPA A man holds a cluster of strawberries in his hand.EPA
Meanwhile ripe strawberries are harvested from the fields in Korba, Tunisia, on Wednesday.
EPA Men wearing face masks walk past a mural reading "Our Lagos, Your Lagos".EPA
On the same day in Nigeria's biggest city, people walk past a giant mural reading "Our Lagos, Your Lagos".
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EPA A Moroccan couple talk and waves to relatives on a smartphone as they celebrate Eid al-Fitr at home.EPA
This Moroccan couple chat to relatives on the phone on Sunday as they celebrate Eid al-Fitr at home in the capital city Rabat.
AFP A girl in a pink dress smiles as she plays with a shiny hula hoop.AFP
The next day, this girl plays with a hula hoop in Nairobi.
EPA A student wearing a face mask stands outside a classroom.EPA
Also on Monday, schools reopen in the Ivory Coast...
Reuters Pupils, wearing protective masks, are photographed through the window during a lesson.Reuters
All pupils have been instructed to wear masks.
AFP A Tanzanian woman carries a basket on her head as she walks in front of a mural depicting a masked person.AFP
And on Tuesday, a woman walks past street art by the Wachata group in Tanzania's commercial capital Dar es Salaam.

Pictures from AFP, EPA, Reuters and Getty Images.