BBC Africa

A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week.

Tanzanian opposition leader Freeman Mbowe says the treason charges against him were politically motivated.

The civil war has left millions in need of food aid and none has been delivered to Tigray for months.

South Africa qualify for the semi-finals of the Women's Cricket World Cup despite their game against West Indies being abandoned due to rain.

Nigeria defender Kenneth Omeruo discusses the meaning of an international cap.

A host of by-elections present a key test for the new opposition and the country's democratic credentials.

Two of Africa's biggest football rivals Nigeria and Ghana go head-to-head for a place at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

The Kenyan presidential candidate insists he is independent of President Kenyatta's influence.

Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah are something of an odd couple, international adversaries, rivals to score goals but friends who work together for Liverpool.

The women's husbands were executed after protesting against pollution caused by oil leaks.

After crashing out of the Africa Cup of Nations in the group stage Algeria and Djamel Belmadi are looking to make amends by qualifying for the World Cup in Qatar.

The struggle of Uganda's Batwa people three decades after they were forced from their ancestral home.

Nigeria-born football coach Obi Ojimadu says his children were traumatised after fleeing Ukraine following the Russian invasion.

Nigerian students in Ukraine plead for help leaving Kherson as food, medicine and water run low.

Asakaa, or Ghana drill, is the latest hot sound from Africa, following the global success of Afrobeats.

The BBC has identified a number of female protesters who have been physically and sexually assaulted by security forces in Sudan.

Johnson ole Kiyaipi was buried with full military honours yet his death has not been publicly acknowledged.

One man is challenging Nigerians' belief in magic after a wave of killings that has gripped the country.

Kenya’s road accidents and deaths are on the rise, Africa Eye reveals cracks in Kenya’s road safety systems.

Cobhams Asuquo is now one of Nigeria's leading music figures but started his career behind the scenes.