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

The BBC hears horrific accounts of rape from women trapped in the conflict between the army and the RSF.

The 52-year-old is said to be playing a key role in Cameroon's Anglophone crisis, where over 6000 people have been killed.

It appears to be the army's first major offensive to regain the capital since the war began last year.

The accused include the head of the Republican Guard, who is accused of planning to allow the coup to proceed.

Women work long and gruelling hours to grow the flowers sold across Europe.

His lawyers told the BBC that he was denied immediate care by the police.

The satellite internet company is expanding across Africa, but not without some controversy.

The Pudemo party leader is among the organisers of pro-democracy protests planned for next month.

The former soldier made a video on Tiktok accusing senior officers of rape and harassment.

Aid workers say it is increasingly hard to treat those affected because of the conflict.

On the eve of the new Saudi Women's Pro League season, Al-Nassr and Tanzania striker Clara Luvanga discusses life at the same club as Cristiano Ronaldo.

Tanzania's first female president is accused of reneging on her promise to free up political activity.

Media personality Afia Pokua grovelled to the Ashanti king on her knees but it was not enough.

The Uganda-bound vehicle was targeted by rebels leaving one dead and several missing, the army says.

The three judges were among those set to decide whether ex-President Lungu can stand in next year's poll.

South Africa captain Ronwen Williams hopes his nomination for global football's Yashin Trophy will provide motivation to his compatriots.

The government aims to decongest Makala Prison where many died during a recent attempted jailbreak.

They are for TV and radio, border security and responding to natural disasters, a minister says.