Africa in pictures: 27 March-2 April 2015

Young footballers, lightning strikes and saving the earth

A selection of the best photos from across the continent this week.

Playing ping pong, picking up penguins and mosquito mimics

From fancy cars in Abidjan to meat lovers in Lagos

Beauty at the port, golden elephants and stilt-walkers

Beach wrestlers, hackathon techies and tea pickers

Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan (2nd R) leads officials and sports personalities in an exercise regime in the capital, Abuja, at an event to promote physical fitness, that ended with a campaign rally for his re-election. A dancer from Johannesburg's City Ballet performs in front of an audience of South African school children on Friday. Two three-year-olds walk arm in arm in the Zafaye refugee camp, some 15km (10 miles) from Chad's capital, N'Djamena, on Wednesday. They have both...

Market mannequins, "Irish" obelisks and elephant floats

Moody sunsets, pouting models and naked cyclists