Africa in pictures: 31 Dec-6 Jan

Fireworks light up the skyline of Johannesburg on Sunday morning as South Africans welcome in the new year.

Later on in the day, Senegalese wrestler Jean-Pierre Soughere covers himself with sand before a match in the capital, Dakar.

The celebrations continued for the supporters of Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye who gathered in Kampala's street after Dr Besigye was released on bail on Monday.

Later in the week, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni was on the campaign trail ahead of next month's polls. Here, he is welcomed by crowds and dancers in western Kisoro District.

Mozambican peacekeepers gather at the airport in Burundi's capital, Bujumbura, on Saturday to begin the pullout of more than 5,000 United Nations troops from the country.

A woman angrily demands food aid in drought-stricken in El Wak, northern Kenya, where some 2.5m people face severe food shortages.

A competitor heads towards 'the wall", the border between Western Sahara and Mauritania during the Dakar rally on Thursday.

Sudanese pilgrims wait to disembark from a ship after arriving at Jeddah's port in Saudi Arabia . For more on Nigerians' Hajj travel woes tune into the weekend Network Africa.

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