FROM BOY TO MAN: A Gishu clan member in Uganda shortly before the circumcision ceremony that confirms his adulthood. By Alex Mwangu in Mukono, Uganda

BEAUTY QUEEN: Young entrant at a Contest held at the Ellen Johnson School in Monrovia, Liberia. By Betty Nyuma, Kenema, Sierra Leone

PICTURE THIS: A development worker shows school children their image on a digital camera. By Mwangi Mumero, Nyahururu, Kenya

HUMAN BILLBOARD: An enterprising citizen of Ibadan, Nigeria, advertises a skin product. By Jide Jegede, Lagos, Nigeria

PRAYING FOR NATION: Members of the Global Evangelical Church in Ghana pray for peace, stability and prosperity in their country. By Gameli Attipoe, Accra, Ghana

GREY DAY, BRIGHT DRESSES: Pupils at the Police Children's School perform a dance on an overcast day in Uganda. By John Augustine Emojong in Tororo, Uganda

MANE MAN: Elaborate hairstyle on display at a ceremony to celebrate the handing over of a health care centre donated by the US Embassy. By Khalfan Said, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania