Petals, pastries and prizes: Africa’s top shots

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

Petals, pastries and prizes: Africa’s top shots

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

Petals, pastries and prizes: Africa’s top shots

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

Al-Shabab attacks hotel in Somali capital

Security forces say they have ended the 12-hour siege of a hotel in Mogadishu by killing all five gunmen.

60 migrants die in dinghy in Med, survivors say

Shipwreck survivors tell rescuers they had set sail from Libya a week earlier.

Zimbabwe police hold sect leader and free children

Officers said that Ishmael Chokurongerwa led an Apostolic sect with more than 1,000 members in Harare.

Major internet outages reported across Africa

Outages have been reported in Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Burkina Faso.

Zimbabwe police hold sect leader and free children

Officers said that Ishmael Chokurongerwa led an Apostolic sect with more than 1,000 members in Harare.

Nigeria won’t pay ‘a dime’ to kidnappers – president

A local chief tells the BBC some of the 280 abducted schoolchildren are in a "critical condition".

Nigeria won’t pay ‘a dime’ to kidnappers – president

A local chief tells the BBC some of the 280 abducted schoolchildren are in a "critical condition".