Children play at Arena Blanca beach in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea on Saturday as the nation's football team prepares to take on Ivory Coast. Equatorial Guinea has welcomed 15 national teams to its shores for the 2015 African Cup of Nations tournament.
Later that day, a Democratic Republic of Congo fan sings during the African Cup of Nations quarter-final between Congo and DR Congo in Equatorial Guinea's port city of Bata.
Life has slowly begun to return to normal for many Liberians, whose government says there are now fewer than 10 cases of Ebola in the entire country. Here we see a woman preparing a meal at the SisKMa Food Centre in the West Point township in the capital Monrovia on Saturday.
On Sunday, it's celebrations galore as Ivory Coast's football fans sing and dance the night away in the streets of Abidjan after their team win their Cup of Nations quarter-final against Algeria.
In South Africa, an artist walks through open suitcases during a rehearsal of the celebrations for the forthcoming Chinese New Year at the Brightwater Commons shopping centre in Johannesburg on Sunday. The year of the goat will start on 19 February.
Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan receives the royal treatment on Monday. Traditional guards form a line as they prepare for his arrival for a courtesy visit to the Emir of Gombe Abubakar Shehu-Abubakar at his palace. Mr Jonathan is hoping to win a second term when Nigeria goes to the polls on 14 February.
On Tuesday, young people greet German President Joachim Gauck (not pictured) with flags in Tanzania's biggest city, Dar es Salaam. The German head of state is in Tanzania for a five-day visit. Germany exports mainly machinery and electrical goods to that country while its imports include coffee and raw tobacco.
But not everyone is celebrating. Here we see stray dogs rest in front of the deserted pyramids of Giza on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt on Tuesday. Tourism, the lifeblood of the economy of the Arab world's most populous country, has been severely hit by the unrest in the country since 2011.
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe suffered a fall after addressing supporters upon his return from an African Union meeting in Ethiopia on Wednesday. The new AU chairman's tumble caused a stir on social media, prompting a strong rebuke from the president's supporters who blame the incident on a "carpet mishap". The 90-year-old president was however, unharmed.
People, young and old huddle around makeshift tents at the Zamzam camp for the displaced near Fasher in North Darfur on Wednesday. Thousands have fled recent clashes between government forces and armed opposition groups.
Amid rumours of a possible delay of Nigeria's presidential election, some citizens take to the streets to voice their unhappiness with the prospect. Nigerians are set to vote on 14 February but only half of the country's eligible 68 millions voters are said to have the necessary voter identification cards.
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