What should have been a time for Zambia to come together has exposed old enmities.

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

At least 34 soldiers were killed in the latest attack by Islamist groups, Niger's military leaders say.

The company is majority French-owned, while the junta wants more local control of Niger's mineral wealth.

President Hichilema says Zambia cannot mourn indefinitely as a row with his predecessor's family escalates.

Players will train in Dakar instead "in a sovereign and conducive setting", says the prime minister.

Isaias Afwerki promised elections when he came to power in 1991 but these have still not been held.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to witness the formal signing of the peace deal next week.

Opposition politician Julius Malema is "non-conducive to the public good", the Home Office says.

A video goes viral showing female students being checked to see if they were wearing bras.

The person died after contact with a dog while on holiday in Morocco, the UK Health Security Agency says.

Edgar Lungu's family accuses the government of deviating from the agreed funeral programme.

Televangelist Gilbert Deya has died in an accident and at least 30 other people are reportedly injured.

His widow tells the BBC his last words from a police station in Nairobi were: "I'll see you soon."

Etienne Davignon, 92, is accused of involvement in the detention of Patrice Lumumba before he was killed in 1961.

South Africa legend AB de Villiers says there is "still work to be done" on the World Test Championship format despite the Proteas' unforgettable victory.

Mali will have a majority stake in the plant asserting its "economic sovereignty", the military leader says.

Protesters, angry with the death of a blogger in custody, demand the sacking of a senior policeman.

The war is in strategic stalemate, but Sudan is no-one's priority - an orphan in a region that is ablaze.

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu orders security officials to bring an end to the killings.