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A selection of this week's best photos of Africans and Africa.

New research suggests a link between oil spills and increased infant mortality in Nigeria's oil-producing Delta region.

Could this vaginal ring help protect women from HIV in communities where men refuse to use condoms?

Harun Ahmed is one of thousands of young Ethiopians who have attempted the journey across the Sahara to Libya - and from there to Europe.

Botswana played a crucial role in the romance - but the love for Africa goes far further.

It's easy to condemn the wives of autocrats - but why do we expect more of them than their husbands?

A massacre at a mosque linked to Sufi Muslims in Sinai has thrown a spotlight on Islamic mysticism.

How did stockfish - cod dried in Norway’s cold air - became a Nigerian staple?

The unprecedented violence of the Sinai attack will harden local opposition to those behind it, writes regional expert HA Hellyer.

Ikoli Harcourt Whyte was diagnosed with leprosy as a teenager and spent most of his life in a leprosy colony but managed to compose some 200 hymns, writes Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani.

As Zimbabweans usher in a new era, author Petina Gappah considers the long shadow ex-president Robert Mugabe has cast over her life.

Singing and celebration spring from the belief that the worst is over, our Zimbabwe correspondent writes - but is change coming?

Zimbabwe's ruling party is intent on retaining power after the earthquake of Robert Mugabe's overthrow.

A look at the career of Robert Mugabe, who has resigned as Zimbabwe's president after 37 years in power.

Thousands in Zimbabwe have gathered to celebrate the army's takeover of the country.

The fashion world mourns a designer whose clients included Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Michelle Obama.

Pressure grows on President Mugabe to stand aside, with crowds marching on his office and residence.

The BBC's Anne Soy meets jubilant Zimbabweans hoping for change after the army takeover.

There is widespread jubilation in the capital Harare, as people take to the streets calling on President Mugabe to stand down.

The African Union voices anger after a CNN report appears to show African men being sold at auction.