Goggles, bubbles and puddles: Africa's top shots

19.04.2024 10:00 A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond.

Mboma 'did not lose hope' during 20-month lay-off

19.04.2024 10:00 Sprinter Christine Mboma says an enforced hiatus impacted her mental health but she did not lose hope of a return.

Woman rescued 10 years after Chibok kidnapping

19.04.2024 10:00 The Islamist group Boko Haram seized 276 girls from a school in Chibok in 2014

Kenya's military chief dies in helicopter crash

18.04.2024 23:30 A military helicopter carrying senior military officers crashed and caught fire, killing ten people.

Burkina Faso's junta expels French diplomats

18.04.2024 23:30 The junta has accused three diplomats of "subversive activities", which France has denied.

The mega-pastor pushing anti-vaccine conspiracy theories

18.04.2024 12:45 Pastor Chris Oyakhilome is targeting the new malaria vaccines as African countries start their rollout.

Deadly Africa heat caused by human-induced warming

18.04.2024 12:45 Extreme heat linked to the deaths of hundreds of people would not have happened without global warming.

Pro cyclist to race while living in asylum hotel

18.04.2024 12:45 Trhas Tesfay was a champion cyclist in Ethiopia but came to the UK last year to seek asylum.

What will it take for Africa to host the Olympics?

18.04.2024 02:15 The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris are 100 days away, but Africa has never hosted the world's biggest sporting event.

Walsh to help Zimbabwe women's T20 World Cup bid

18.04.2024 02:15 West Indies legend Courtney Walsh will be a coaching consultant as Zimbabwe's women bid to reach a first T20 World Cup.

Nigerian socialite charged for throwing money in air

17.04.2024 15:30 Cubana Chief Priest is the latest celebrity to fall foul of a crackdown on "abusing" banknotes.

Togo opposition denounces presidential 'power grab'

16.04.2024 18:00 Authorities say the reforms are necessary - but opponents say they will lengthen the president's rule.

Protest and pain - Kenya's month-long doctors' strike

16.04.2024 07:01 Patients have been left without access to crucial services at state hospitals for a month.

Three Nigerian sisters killed after car hits them

15.04.2024 19:30 The driver is due to appear in court on a charge of reckless driving, police say.

Controversial half marathon result being investigated

15.04.2024 19:30 Organisers of the Beijing half marathon will investigate allegations that three African athletes deliberately allowed China's star runner He Jie to win Sunday's race.