On Saturday, South Africa kicks off the new year with Cape Town's Minstrel Carnival, which started several hundred years ago when slaves in the Cape colony were given their only day off.
Later in the week, some Capetonians take to the streets again to protest against Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli action - which began on 27 December - prompted protests in support of Gazans across Africa. On Sunday, this boy takes part in a rally in the Moroccan capital, Rabat…
… on Thursday, Sudanese protesters show their anger at what they see as America's support for Israel by waving their shoes and shouting: "Down, down USA!"
Sudan's Vice-President Salva Kiir, a former rebel commander in southern Sudan, meets outgoing US leader George W Bush on Monday in Washington.
Two days later at the inauguration of Ghana's President John Atta Mills, a vendor holds a badge showing the new Ghanaian leader together with US President-elect Barack Obama.
Namibia's "hitman" Paulus Moses defeats Yusuke Kobori of Japan in a boxing match on Saturday to become the World Boxing Association's lightweight champion.
Heavy snow put a stop to flights in parts of Europe and grounded this Air Ivoire plane at an airport in Marseille on Thursday.
The European chill also affects this group of Gelada monkeys - usually found only in the Ethiopian Highlands - but huddled here at a zoo in Germany on Wednesday.
On Sunday, suspected Somali pirates are arrested by French navy marine commandos off the Somali coast as they tried to take over two cargo ships...
... Two days later, Somali students sit annual exams despite the ongoing violence in the capital Mogadishu. For more on Africa's week tune into This Week in Africa on the BBC World Service this weekend.
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