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Africa in pictures: 29 March-4 April

Nigerian Striker Obafemi Martins doing a somersault

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The week started on a high for Newcastle football team's Nigerian striker Obafemi Martins who celebrated his goal on Sunday in a match against Tottenham which his team went on to win 4-1.

Vendors selling fruit to passengers on a bus in Zimbabwe

Vendors selling fruit to passengers on a bus in Zimbabwe

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Vendors in Zimbabwe offer fruit for sale to bus passengers on the main road between Bulawayo and the capital, Harare, on Tuesday as election results trickled out.

Rescue workers work at the site of a collapsed building in Luanda, Angola

Rescue workers work at the site of a collapsed building in Luanda, Angola

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Angolan rescuers work amidst the rubble of the headquarters of the police investigation unit which collapsed on Saturday. Three people died and many detainees escaped.

Burundi's President Mr Pierre Nkurunziza and the Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Jim Rodgers

Burundi's President Mr Pierre Nkurunziza and the Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Jim Rodgers

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The Lord Mayor of Belfast, Jim Rodgers, welcomes the president of Burundi, Pierre Nkurunziza, to the city in Northern Ireland on Thursday.

Charity worker Philippe Van Winkelberg kisses his wife Amelia after being freed from jail

Charity worker Philippe Van Winkelberg kisses his wife Amelia after being freed from jail

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Philippe Van Winkelberg, one of six charity workers convicted of kidnapping 103 children in Chad, kisses his wife Amelia after being freed from jail on Monday.

Relatives of missing miners in Tanzania wait for news

Relatives of missing miners in Tanzania wait for news

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On the same day, relatives of Tanzanian miners feared dead after rainfall triggered the collapse of Tanzanite mines in the Mererani region, wait for news.

Kenya police arresting alleged members of the Mungiki sect

Kenya police arresting alleged members of the Mungiki sect

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Kenyan police officers arrest suspected members of an outlawed Mungiki sect in a slum in the capital, Nairobi, on Thursday.

Footballers in South Africa at the beach football World Cup

Footballers in South Africa at the beach football World Cup

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Footballers from Senegal and Ivory Coast battle it out on the beach on Saturday in a qualifier for the Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup. For more on Africa's week tune into BBC Weekend Network Africa.

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