Africa

A selection of the best photos from across Africa and of Africans elsewhere this week.

Celtic are close to completing a loan deal for Leicester City centre-half Filip Benkovic, says manager Brendan Rodgers.

Highlighting the importance of the upcoming legislative elections in Guinea-Bissau, the top United Nations official in the country reiterated the importance of “far-reaching” reforms to prevent a relapse into political and institutional instability.

Life expectancy across Africa has improved significantly, says a new United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) report released on Thursday, but national health systems must be improved to ensure that services get to the people who need them most.

Theresa May danced with a group of scouts during a visit to the UN offices in Nairobi, Kenya.

UK Prime Minister Theresa May is setting out a plan for future trade and investment relationships with African countries.

Emergency food aid is being delivered to people affected by the Ebola virus in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the World Food Programme (WFP) reported on Thursday.

A massive military escalation by the Government of Syria to retake Idlib risks a “worst case scenario”,  United Nations negotiator Staffan de Mistura said on Thursday.

Senegal defender Kara Mbodji joins French club Nantes on a season-long loan with option to buy from Belgium's Anderlecht

Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha is one of several players not included the Ivory Coast squad for an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.

Theresa May outlines plans to stop abusive images being shared online as her African tour concludes.

Three people have been killed in Soweto as looters raid foreign-owned shops in the township.

Cameroon's Norbert Owona, homeless for two years, thanks Samuel Eto'o for promising him a new house.

The line up for the quarter-finals of the Confederation Cup is complete with five teams sealing their places after the final group games.

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta says a new audit will show how public servants, including himself, got their wealth.

Elizabeth Ohene considers the controversial proposal to limit women to having three babies in Ghana.

Tanzanian designer Joctan Cosmas Malule makes traditional outfits for use in films and music videos.

A photographer spent 29 days on board a Spanish rescue boat off the coast of Libya

Deputy High Commissioner to UK, Kabiru Bala, calls for international cooperation.

Agnes Pareiyo is a Kenyan Maasai woman on a mission to educate people on the harm done by female genital mutilation.