After decades of close ties, what happens to Gaza could put Egypt-US friendship at risk.

A fraud and corruption case against Kwesi Nyantekyi, the former president of Ghana's football association, is dropped after a complex five-year legal battle.

The militants' rapid progress comes despite calls for a ceasefire and a resumption of peace talks.

The chief of defence staff was among those who were prevented from travelling to an official event.

Egyptian fencer Nada Hafez says it is important to tell women "your body can surprise you" after competing at the Paris Olympics while seven months pregnant.

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

Delcat Idengo, well-known for his songs critical of all sides in the fighting, died in Goma.