Africa’s week in pictures: 3-9 January 2020

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

DR Congo jail: Inmates starve to death in Makala Prison

Seventeen people have died in the country's biggest jail where it is feared another 100 are close to dying.

DR Congo jail: Inmates starve to death in Makala Prison

Seventeen people have died in the country's biggest jail where it is feared another 100 are close to dying.

Liverpool’s Sadio Mane apologises for missing Senegal visit after awards ceremony

Liverpool forward Sadio Mane apologises for not stopping in Senegal after being crowned Caf's African Player of the Year.

Kenya bus attack: ‘My passengers are like my brothers and sisters’

Kenyan driver Raymond Juma says his passengers "are like my brothers and sisters".

Kenya bus attack: ‘My passengers are like my brothers and sisters’

Kenyan driver Raymond Juma says his passengers "are like my brothers and sisters".

Kenya’s El-Molo people fear death of their language

Kenya's El-Molo people say there are not enough new young speakers learning from their elders.

Al-Shabab makes deadly start to 2020

Mercy Juma puts the Islamist militant group's attack on a US military base in Kenya into context.

Barcelona’s Asisat Oshoala wins record-matching award

The Barcelona forward wins the award for a record-matching fourth time.

Barcelona’s Asisat Oshoala wins record-matching award

The Barcelona forward wins the award for a record-matching fourth time.