Africa's week in pictures: 1 - 7 May 2020

A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond:

"Wear a mask" reads this mural in Guinea's capital, Conakry, on Monday..."Wash your hands with soap and water" reads another next to it.On the same day in Nigeria's capital Abuja where lockdown measures have been eased, people obey social distancing guidelines as they queue.Moroccan Muay Thai boxer Zakaria Bouamama trains on a rooftop in Rabat on Wednesday...And as Rwanda's lockdown ends on Monday, these men keep fit under the shade of trees.Yoga teacher Siri Ajeet Dipuo Banda enjoys her morning routine at home in South Africa's Alexandra township on Wednesday.And on Friday bathers in Mali cool off in the River Niger, which flows through several West African countries and is the continent's third largest river.Meanwhile in Cape Town on Tuesday, surfers protest at South Africa's lockdown rules which prohibit surfing but allow other forms of exercise.On the same day, a homeless man sleeps on an empty stre et in Kenya's capital, Nairobi.Also on Tuesday, vegetable sellers in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos sit next to their produce.On Wednesday, a baker in Egypt preparing a Ramadan snack called Qatayef pours the batter while his young helper handles an earlier batch.And in Cape Town on Tuesday, children queue for a free school meal scheme.

Pictures from AFP, EPA and Reuters.