Africa in pictures: 29 Oct-4 Nov

Supporters of Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo celebrate the 12-month UN-backed extension of his mandate at a stadium on Tuesday.

A woman grieves in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, on Wednesday as opposition supporters wounded in poll protests are brought to hospital.

Soldiers on the Tanzanian archipelago of Zanzibar swear to defend Tanzania, at the swearing in ceremony of Zanzibar's President Amani Abeid Karume who won a second term.

Zanzibar's poll unrest did not stop preparations for the Eid festivities. Here, fishermen wait to sell a hammerhead shark outside a market on Thursday.

As Ugandan Muslims prayed on Eid al-Fitr in Mbale on Thursday, cleric Sheikh Rashid Wafula appealed to bar owners not to allow Muslims into their establishments.

Exiled soldiers loyal to the former leader of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mobutu Sese Seko, arrive home on a ferry from neighbouring Congo Brazzaville on Tuesday.

South Africa footballer Sibusiso Zuma, who plays for German side Bielfeld, challenges for the ball in Sunday's first division match against Hanover.

A Zimbabwean boy stands amidst parched maize on Wednesday as a minister admits many given land since 2000 know little about farming which has led to food shortages.

A balloon takes off at a campaign rally for Burkinabe President Blaise Compaore's party on Wednesday. For more on Africa this week tune into the weekend Network Africa.

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