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Arsenal midfielder Alex Iwobi signs a new "long-term" deal with the club, reportedly until 2023.

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

Nigeria forward Ahmed Musa leaves Leicester City for Al-Nassr for an undisclosed fee, the Saudi Arabian club announces.

Zakarie Ali was scouted in Finland after moving there with his family at the age of three.

Striking scenes from a trek through the Sinai desert

A picture of a former prime minister meeting ex-military ruler Mengistu spurs controversy in Ethiopia.

Senegal striker Moussa Sow announces his retirement from international football to focus on his club career with UAE side Shabab Dubai.

Algeria's football federation appoint former international Djamel Belmadi as their new manager, after he agrees a four-year deal.

Many questions remain unanswered about the murder of three men shot dead in Central African Republic.

Residents of the Libyan city of Sirte say they feel "abandoned" nearly two years after Islamic State fighters left.

Egypt name Mexican Javier Aguirre as their new manager after Hector Cuper left following this summer's World Cup.

Bishop Merkorios is greeted by followers 27 years after the church split amid Menguistu's overthrow.

After 11 years in exile and prison, ex-Vice-President Jean Pierre-Bemba wants to run for president.

The Dahomey mothers fought to protect their kingdom from colonisers until the late 19th Century.

Nnedi Okorafor is writing a Black Panther spin-off and having another story adapted for primetime TV.

President Cyril Ramaphosa said land expropriation without compensation was of "critical importance".

A young woman posed in a photo shoot and years later discovered she was the face of fake adverts.

Players fed up with being excluded from existing teams started their own league.

Journalist Mannir Dan Ali considers the Nigerian president's chances of re-election after the loss of key allies.

As a child, herder Richard Turere invented a device to stop lions killing cattle but who benefited?