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A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.

The US says a new Zambian law is more intrusive than equivalents in many other countries.

Heavy fighting broke out on Wednesday after al-Shabab raided the town, saying they had captured it.

He is the first non-US citizen to be convicted of torture in an American court for crimes committed abroad.

Gabon international Aaron Boupendza has died at the age of 28 after reportedly falling from a building in China.

France recalls its ambassador to Algeria and orders 12 Algerian diplomats to leave as tensions continue to rise.

Milkias Maekele is among the growing number of African cyclists with a professional deal, and the Eritrean teenager has been tipped to follow in the footsteps of Biniam Girmay.

The tech billionaire is embroiled in a row with the government over black empowerment legislation.

Three people died in the "high-intensity shootout" that led to Josh Sullivan's rescue, officials say.

Fears that Glasgow 2026 might be the last ever Commonwealth Games are alleviated after seven nations lodge official expressions of interest to host in 2030 or 2034.

El-Fasher residents Mostafa, Hafiza and Manahel film as their home city comes under fire in Sudan's civil war.

Rare accounts of life in el-Fasher - the last major city in Darfur controlled by the Sudanese army.

The move is Algeria's biggest expulsion of French consular staff since it gained independence in 1962.

One person in Zamzam described things as "extremely catastrophic" after three days of assaults.

Who is Gen Brice Nguema, the man who overthrew the president he was supposed to protect?

Intense rivalries between supporters of Arsenal, and other English football clubs, has led to deaths in the East African nation.

With the vice-president under arrest there are concerns a political rift could spiral into conflict.

Mohamed Salah's decision to sign a new contract shows he and Liverpool cannot live without each other, says chief football writer Phil McNulty

Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema swaps his uniform for a suit in a bid for electoral success.

Desperate residents have been fleeing floodwaters by wading or paddling to safety in homemade canoes.