BBC Africa

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

Several hundred well-paid foreign soldiers fighting on the side of the Congolese government surrender.

Several hundred well-paid foreign soldiers fighting on the side of the Congolese government surrender.

Several hundred well-paid foreign soldiers fighting on the side of the Congolese government surrender.

The victim was a 32-year-old nurse who died from multi-organ failure, the health ministry says.

Rwanda says South Africa is in “no position to take on the role of a peacemaker or mediator” in DR Congo.

Rwanda says South Africa is in “no position to take on the role of a peacemaker or mediator” in DR Congo.

Rwanda says South Africa is in “no position to take on the role of a peacemaker or mediator” in DR Congo.

Ghana appoint Africa Cup of Nations-winning coach Winfried Schafer as director of football and technical advisor for the Black Stars.

DR Congo's leader says the country "will not let itself be humiliated" after rebels seized the city of Goma.

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla is accused of inciting violence in 2021 following the jailing of her father.

Rwanda and South Africa hope to host an African grand prix for the first time since 1993, but several expensive obstacles stand in their way.

The State Department says the freeze was the only way to evaluate aid programs and defended the pause.

The State Department says the freeze was the only way to evaluate aid programs and defended the pause.

In a huge blow to Ecowas, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are leaving to forge ahead with their own group.

In a huge blow to Ecowas, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are leaving to forge ahead with their own group.

In a huge blow to Ecowas, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are leaving to forge ahead with their own group.

M23 rebels have made rapid advances in the latest bout of conflict that has long-dogged the mineral-rich east.

M23 rebels have made rapid advances in the latest bout of conflict that has long-dogged the mineral-rich east.

Authorities say the plane carrying oil workers crashed three minutes after take-off.