A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond:
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Analysts say the unit has become so influential that it rivals the power of the regular army.
The crowds were so big that the public viewing was moved from the parliament building to a stadium.
Thousands of mourners fill the streets of Nairobi from the airport to the Kasarani Stadium to pay their respects.







