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Isatou Ceesay runs a project in The Gambia which recycles plastic waste to create fashion.

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

Celtic are close to completing a loan deal for Leicester City centre-half Filip Benkovic, says manager Brendan Rodgers.

A young MP facing treason charges is allegedly detained while attempting to board a plane.

Theresa May danced with a group of scouts during a visit to the UN offices in Nairobi, Kenya.

Senegal defender Kara Mbodji joins French club Nantes on a season-long loan with option to buy from Belgium's Anderlecht

Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha is one of several players not included the Ivory Coast squad for an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.

Cameroon's Norbert Owona, homeless for two years, thanks Samuel Eto'o for promising him a new house.

Three people have been killed in Soweto as looters raid foreign-owned shops in the township.

Ex-Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o says he will give a house to Norbert Owona, a former captain who is now homeless.

The line up for the quarter-finals of the Confederation Cup is complete with five teams sealing their places after the final group games.

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta says a new audit will show how public servants, including himself, got their wealth.

The PM will outline plans to stop abusive images being shared online as her African tour concludes.

Elizabeth Ohene considers the controversial proposal to limit women to having three babies in Ghana.

Tanzanian designer Joctan Cosmas Malule makes traditional outfits for use in films and music videos.

UK Prime Minister Theresa May is setting out a plan for future trade and investment relationships with African countries.

Former Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure is still without a club, so his agent's decided to play a guessing game with fans on social media.

A proposal from the Union of North African Football Federations for the free transfer of players amongst members draws a mixed reaction.

A photographer spent 29 days on board a Spanish rescue boat off the coast of Libya

Tens of thousands of Namibians were killed in what is called the first genocide of the 20th Century.