BBC Africa

Dozens of vehicles were engulfed in flames after a petrol tanker lost control in busy Lagos traffic.

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

A programme in the capital Juba aims to increase school attendance by giving pupils cash.

A second-half strike from Wahbi Khazri ensures Tunisia end their World Cup Group G campaign with a victory, as Panama finish bottom.

Yerry Mina's second-half header sends Colombia into a last-16 tie with England at the World Cup at the expense of Senegal.

Didier Drogba says African football has suffered a "big step back" after Senegal's exit ensures the continent's worst World Cup showing for 36 years.

How a series of heartbreaks has inspired Senegal's coach, who has become a sex symbol after his touch-line antics.

BBC Amharic's Tibebeselassie Tigabu explains the dramatic political changes which could see an end to one of Africa's bloodiest conflicts.

When Livey Van Wyk found out she was HIV positive she was 17 and pregnant. She was treated like an outcast, but she went on to become a leader in her community.

The ship is caught in the middle of a diplomatic row, so it's been unable to do rescue operations.

Nigerian artist Kareem Waris Olamilekan is inspired by Arinze and Michelangelo.

These Senegalese fans have brought the party to the World Cup in Russia, with vibrant colours, energetic music and passion.

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa vows to find "criminals" behind attack at his rally.

For the first time in decades, Robert Mugabe is not on the ballot - and more than 20 people now want to fill his shoes.

Gambling is a multi-million dollar business in Kenya, but there are more losers than winners, writes Anthony Wanjiru.

A look at the work of acclaimed South African photographer David Goldblatt, who has died aged 87.

A Ghana businessman is turning waste plastic into a business opportunity.

BBC Africa Eye analyses clips from social media showing violence and torture amid a separatist rebellion.

The parents of Sudanese teenager Noura Hussein speak for the first time about her alleged rape and death sentence.

How one schoolgirl juggles school, dancing, playing musical instruments and DJing.