BBC Africa

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

A clampdown on student visas means many Nigerian students won't be allowed to come to the UK with their families.

Whoever wins Sunday's Turkish presidential run-off cannot ignore the country's growing ties with Africa.

How corruption backed by a criminal network have led to South Africa's worst-ever power cuts.

Every year thousands of Nigerian graduates across the country take part in the National Youth Service Corps, a compulsory year-long scheme.

Exhuming Prince Alemayehu's body would disrupt the remains of others, Buckingham Palace says.

Thousands of people find themselves stranded in South Sudan after fleeing the conflict to the north.

President Muhammadu Buhari was elected in 2015 on promises to make the country safer and tackle corruption.

As wealthy nations compete, Africa wants to keep more of the benefits from its natural resources.

A mother-of-five tells the BBC how she escaped a Kenyan doomsday cult where at least 200 people died.

Ghanaians are desperate for help but the intervention may not deal with problems in the long term.

Sudan's western region of Darfur has seen some of the worst fighting recently, including ethnic attacks.

Somalia's only official boxing club offers a haven for a group of young people in Mogadishu.

Nigerians cheer on chef Hilda Baci, who looks set to be a Guinness World Record holder.

A BBC investigation has found significant discrepancies in the election results in one region of the country.

Africa is projected to have 15 million video streaming subscribers by 2028. But what does this mean for the cinema industry?

Kareem thought he had found safety but his life was then engulfed in violence once more.

Fierce fighting continues in Khartoum, on the eve of a new round of Saudi-brokered ceasefire talks.

Shaden Gardood, 37, died one day after Sudan's warring parties signed a deal to protect civilians.

Meet Lerato Motsepe of the Soweto Skeleton Movers. She talks about how she expresses herself through dance.