BBC Africa

A selection of the best photos from across the African continent this week.

How one man is secretly helping families pay kidnappers to release their relatives.

Macky Sall refuses to apologise for the deaths that followed the decision to postpone elections last month.

BBC teams report from the devastated capital and hear accounts of rapes and street executions from refugees.

BBC teams report from the devastated capital and hear accounts of rapes and street executions from refugees.

Fulham first team coach Luis Boa Morte will leave his role with the Premier League side at the end of the season to take charge of Guinea-Bissau.

Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has been accused of corruption while defence minister, which she denies.

A social media video showing Amaechi Muonagor only able to utter a few words has elicited sympathy.

Kenyans will now pay a 1.5% of their wages, intended to help build housing for the less well-off.

ADF militants, blamed for a series of deadly attacks, entered Uganda on Saturday, the army says.

Meet Matron Rose Amankwaah, a former medallist at the Commonwealth Games who has spent almost 50 years working for the NHS.

Shamiso Mosaka was removed from a flight by police officers after crew said she was being "abusive".

Authorities say the extreme heat could last for two weeks and bring temperatures of up to 45C (113F).

Clients at Ethiopia's biggest commercial bank are being urged to return any money that isn't theirs.

How 54 Malawian women trafficked to Oman to work in slave-like conditions were rescued.

How 54 Malawian women trafficked to Oman to work in slave-like conditions were rescued.

In a damning statement, a spokesperson decries Washington's "condescending attitude" towards Niger.

The actor aims to regenerate an island off Sierra Leone and start the country’s first wind farm.

The actor aims to regenerate an island off Sierra Leone and start the country’s first wind farm.

The studio - one of the oldest in the world - produces films and TV series since its founding 80 years ago.