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

Doctors protested after Peter Magombeyi went missing, but he is reportedly alive and well.

League Two side Oldham Athletic appoint Dino Maamria as their new head coach after sacking Laurent Banide.

Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali led Tunisia for 23 years before stepping down amid mass street protests.

The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) names Hossam El Badry as the national team's new head coach.

The country's former President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, who was ousted in 2011, dies aged 83.

Nigerian women took to the streets demanding safety and protection from the authorities.

Frenchman Nicolas Dupuis signs a new four-year deal to continue as coach of Madagascar.

Ghana's all-time leading international scorer Asamoah Gyan signs for Indian Super League club NorthEast United.

Nigerian club Heartland hold a service to commemorate 25 years since two of its players died in an air crash in Algeria.

Bristol City striker Benik Afobe faces a lengthy spell out after suffering a serious knee injury, reports BBC Radio Bristol.

Nabil Karoui has reached the second round in the country's dramatic presidential election.

Priscilla Owusu is breaking the mould of what it means to be a music video director.

Former Chelsea and Manchester United coach Jose Mourinho believes Cameroon's Samuel Eto'o should have been crowned the world's best player at least once.