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Australian runner Madeleine Pape - once a rival of Caster Semenya who thought the South African should not be allowed to compete - now defends her.

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

Nineteen years after its massive attack on the US, al-Qaeda is still active in parts of the world.

The South African champion of human rights remained active and outspoken into his tenth decade.

Some of South Africa's biggest retailers act after a public outcry over an advert for hair products.

Renowned gynaecologist Denis Mukwege says he received death threats after condemning a massacre.

The Ghanaian village of Juaben is home to a huge number of fans of Aston Villa FC - and they cannot wait for the new Premier League season to begin.

The term, dustbin, is popular among a group of celebrated male musicians in Kenya when it comes to mental health.

How Mamelodi Sundowns have won more South African league titles than traditional giants Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates.

South Africa mourns the loss of human rights lawyer George Bizos after he dies of "natural causes".

Artemisia plant extracts have anti-malarial properties, but there's no evidence they can combat Covid-19.

A decision to give Chinese firms rights to explore for coal in the famous Hwange park is overturned.

Promises to end the devastating wars in Darfur, South Kordofan and Blue Nile come with a price tag.

Caster Semenya loses her appeal to Switzerland's Federal Supreme Court against the restriction of testosterone levels in female runners.

South Africa's governing party is scathing about the US president's reported insult of Nelson Mandela.

Students light candles and plan to embalm the 22-year-old bream which lived in a university pond.

The record-breaking Nile level could inundate precious relics as the country is hit by heavy rains.

An African has never been at the helm of the global trade body, but that could soon change.

Outrage in South Africa over the killing by police of a 16-year-old with Down's syndrome

Monday's incident happened in Sousse, where 38 people, mostly Britons, were killed in a 2015 attack.