BBC Africa

A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.

Police struggle as cash-in-transit heists increase and the murder rate hits a 20-year high.

Mohammed Kudus nets twice for Ghana but Egypt - who lost Mohamed Salah to injury - hit back to secure a 2-2 draw at the Africa Cup of Nations.

William Troost-Ekong's penalty gives Nigeria a crucial 1-0 win over 2023 Africa Cup of Nations hosts Ivory Coast in Group A.

Equatorial Guinea striker Emilio Nsue scores a hat-trick in a 4-2 win over Guinea-Bissau at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Fans in Lagos are cautiously optimistic ahead of the Super Eagles' clash with the host nation.

The defence minister hits out at those paying ransoms to kidnappers after the abduction of six sisters.

Elton Jantjies, who won the 2019 World Cup with South Africa, is given a four-year ban from the sport having tested positive for Clenbuterol.

Nigeria's history-making curling team needed private funding to secure their trip to the Winter Youth Olympics.

Fourteen hours and over 880km from Ghana to Ivory Coast. Would you do that to support your team?

Ghanaian-Scottish architect and educator Lesley Lokko receives the Royal Gold Medal for Architecture.

Zambia and DR Congo draw 1-1 in Group F as the opening round of games at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations come to a close.

A blast in a Nigerian city has killed two people and injured 77 others.

Pre-tournament favourites Morocco open their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a convincing 3-0 win over 10-man Tanzania.

Paul Kagame tells the BBC he could return money if no asylum seekers are sent to his country by the UK.

Ernest Bai Koroma has been charged with treason after being linked to a failed coup last November.

President Azali Assoumani is re-elected with 63% of the vote, amid an extremely low turnout.

Psychiatrists will assess whether the man accused of 400 deaths is fit to stand trial.

Two people are killed and 77 injured when explosives illegally stored in a residential area ignite, officials say.

The shocking killing of student Rita Waeni, 20, has ignited an anti-femicide campaign in Kenya.