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Thousands of athletes are bidding for medals at the Olympics, but how does it feel to miss out on appearing at Paris 2024?

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

Crisis is unfolding in northern Ethiopia - driven by drought, crop failure and insecurity following war.

Crisis is unfolding in northern Ethiopia - driven by drought, crop failure and insecurity following war.

Ireland reduce Zimbabwe from 121-1 to 210 all out to finish day one of the first Test match in Belfast in a strong position.

African heavyweight champion Adam Olaore is following a similar path to Anthony Joshua as he seeks to make history for Nigeria.

African heavyweight champion Adam Olaore is following a similar path to Anthony Joshua as he seeks to make history for Nigeria.

Emilio Nsue and the Equatoguinean Football Federation appeal Fifa's ruling that the player has never been eligible to represent the African nation.

Guntila Muleya had only been the head of the Independent Broadcasting Authority for three months.

Why tourists who flock to see the country's beautiful landscapes will have to get a visa from next year.

Why tourists who flock to see the country's beautiful landscapes will have to get a visa from next year.

Families dig with their bare hands for loved ones buried under the mud of landslides.

Crowd trouble forces the first football match of the Olympics to be delayed by almost two hours, with Morocco finally beating Argentina 2-1 in an empty stadium.

The scammers were posing as young women online to trick people into sending sexually explicit material.

The opposition has been given key portfolios, as the president tries to quell anti-government protests.

African fencing champion Alexandra Ndolo is hoping to win a historic gold in Paris while inspiring in other ways too.

African fencing champion Alexandra Ndolo is hoping to win a historic gold in Paris while inspiring in other ways too.

Nigeria and Zambia can win women's Olympic football medals for the first time, says Super Falcons goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie.

Protesters defied a ban to march on the country's parliament amid anger over corruption on Tuesday.

Police say the multi-million dollar lab was operating on an "industrial scale".