A former law lecturer seems an unlikely choice to win the hearts of young Tunisians voters who want jobs.
A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent.
Police discovered more than 70 men and boys in shackles when they raided the private Islamic school.
Bernardine Evaristo explores living as a woman of colour in her novel Girl, Woman, Other.
The body of a man, believed to be Kenyan, was found in a garden in Clapham in June.
Etienne Eto'o, the son of African football legend Samuel Eto'o, will not play at this year's U-17 World Cup in Brazil after he was left out of Cameroon's final squad.
Senegal deny reports of age-cheating as their 21-man squad for the Fifa Under-17 World Cup in Brazil later this month is announced.
Ugandan farmer Judith Bakirya is going back to basics by planting trees and restoring the land.
Nigeria international midfielder Sunday Mba is keen to find a route back into football following an inactive two years.
Ben Enwonwu, the painter behind "Africa's Mona Lisa", had a complex relationship with the UK.
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