Africa in pictures: 27 Sept-3 Oct

On Sunday, Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia crosses the finish line at the Berlin marathon in Germany to beat his own world record, clocking a time of 2:03:59.

On Tuesday, a US officer off the coast of Somalia monitors the Faina, a cargo ship seized by pirates with about 30 T-72 tanks and other weapons on board.

On the same day in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, people queue to withdraw money from the bank as inflation and cash shortages continue to cripple the economy.

European and Egyptian hostages who had been held in the area bordering Egypt, Sudan, Libya and Chad board an Egyptian military helicopter in Cairo on Monday after their release.

Also on Monday, suspects accused over the dumping of toxic waste in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, enter court on the first day of their trial...

... as some Abidjan residents who say they were disfigured by the chemical waste dumped two years ago, protest on the city's streets demanding justice.

In Ghardaia, an oasis town on the edge of the Algerian Sahara, residents try to cope with Thursday's flash floods that left about 30 people dead.

And on the same day in Guinea, tanks roll down the streets of the capital, Conakry in a parade to mark 50 years of independence. For more on Africa's week tune into BBC Weekend Network Africa.

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