Africa

A selection of the week’s best photos from across the African continent and beyond: FEISAL OMAR / REUTERS Branches graze the top of this mural in eastern Mogadishu, Somalia, on Tuesday. QUINN ROONEY / GETTY IMAGES Guinea’s Alexandra Mansare-Traoré, 25, competes at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Sunday. …

AFP Edouard Ngaïssona was elected to the executive committee of the Confederation of African Football in February 2018. The former head of the Central African Republic (CAR) football federation, Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona, has been found guilty of committing 28 war crimes and crimes against humanity by judges at the International Criminal …

Rescue operations at an artisanal gold mine in the village of Lomera in the Democratic Republic of Congo are continuing after a number of shafts collapsed over the weekend. Local reports say an unknown number of miners are trapped underground while the number of people killed remains unclear. The area …

Benin has appointed renowned American filmmaker Spike Lee and his wife, Tonya Lewis Lee, a seasoned producer and author, as its ambassadors for African-Americans in the US. The couple are expected to serve as “thematic” ambassadors, raising awareness and supporting initiatives to promote Benin’s ties with people of African descent. …

Kenya’s police watchdog has accused officers of using “disproportionate force” to quell a recent series of protests during which 65 people died. In a report released on Thursday, the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (Ipoa) linked most of the deaths to actions by the police. It also highlighted the role of …

Reuters A new constitution that has allowed Togo’s long-time head of state Faure Gnassingbé to shift to a new role as all-powerful prime minister – and escape the constraint of presidential term limits – has triggered anger on the streets of the capital, Lomé. Protests are set to continue this Friday. …

An Ethiopian official has denied Donald Trump’s claim that the United States helped fund Ethiopia’s new megadam on the River Nile, saying it is false and “destructive”. Last week, President Trump said the controversial dam was built “with United States money, largely”. Officially known as the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam …

Six months after M23 rebels took the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma, there are signs of a return to normality. But the emotional scars still run deep for many women who survived sexual assault during the upsurge in fighting between the rebels and the Congolese army. The …

The government has revealed details of its plans to cut foreign aid, with support for children’s education and women’s health in Africa facing the biggest reductions. The government said in February it would slash foreign aid spending by 40% – from 0.5% of gross national income to 0.3% – to …

Anne Soy BBC Senior Africa Correspondent Avaaz via Getty Images Sudan’s oil-rich Kordofan region has turned into a major front line in the war between the army and rival paramilitary forces, as both sides try to gain the upper-hand in a conflict that has devastated the vast African state for …

Hosts Morocco will face Nigeria in the final of the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations after beating Ghana 4-2 in a penalty shootout at the Olympic Stadium in Rabat. The game finished 1-1 after 90 minutes and neither side could break the deadlock in extra time. Evelyn Badu struck …

Nigeria scored a dramatic stoppage time winner to beat defending champions South Africa 2-1 and book their place in Saturday’s final of the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon). Michelle Alozie’s delivery from deep into the box eluded Banyana keeper Andile Dlamini to keep alive the West Africans’ hopes …

A Nigerian senator who was suspended after accusing the senate president of sexual harassment, which he denies, has been refused entry to the parliamentary complex. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has linked the six-month suspension to her accusation but the senate leadership said it was because of “unruly and disruptive” behaviour during a …

People in a gold-mining area in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo have been using their bare hands and basic tools to free miners trapped underground. Six have been pulled out alive, with one seriously injured, since shafts collapsed in Lomera in the early hours of Sunday, local …

A Kenyan man on death row in Saudi Arabia for more than a decade has been released after a lengthy campaign to save him from execution, a Kenyan foreign affairs ministry official has said. Stephen Abdukareem Munyakho was released under a “judicial decree”, Korir Sing’oei posted on X, without giving …

Pumza Fihlani BBC News, Johannesburg Pumza Fihlani / BBC Mark Moodley (L) says that the lack of a consistent power supply endangered his mother’s life South African Mark Moodley believes that installing a domestic solar power system has helped keep his 81-year-old mother alive. She spent three weeks in intensive …

The tournament hosts remain on track for a second successive appearance in the final after easing past Mali 3-1. Another fervent home crowd at the 21,000-capacity Olympic Stadium is expected in the capital to cheer on the Atlas Lionesses. “The public that has come to the stadium has helped us …

Basillioh Rukanga BBC News, Nairobi AFP/Getty Images Mrenda, being prepared here by a chef in Nairobi, has many more micronutrients than cabbage Once dismissed as wild weeds and a “poor man’s food”, indigenous leafy vegetables in Kenya are now becoming much more common – grown on farms, sold in markets …

Goalkeeper Andile Dlamini was the star of an otherwise dull game, producing two saves in a 4-1 shootout win as holders South Africa saw off Senegal on penalties to reach the semi-finals of the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) in Morocco. The game had finished goalless after extra …

Ghana beat Algeria 4-2 on penalties after a goalless draw at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) to set up a semi-final meeting with hosts Morocco. Cynthia Konlan was the hero for the Black Queens, saving from Marine Dafeur and Ines Belloumou in the shootout before Evelyn Badu …