Africa’s week in pictures: 16-22 March 2018

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A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week.

Dapchi kidnap: Government ‘will not abandon’ lone hostage

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The Nigerian government says it is committed to freeing the last remaining girl kidnapped in Dapchi.

Kenya payout for mother made to deliver on hospital floor

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A mother was awarded $25,000 after nurses left her to deliver her baby in public on a hospital floor.

Dapchi kidnap: Nigerian father’s pain as daughter flies to Abuja

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Hours after returning from Boko Haram's capture in northern Nigeria, Dapchi school girls were separated from their parents to meet the President.

Hakimi pulls out of Morocco squad because of injury

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Real Madrid defender Achraf Hakimi has withdrawn from Morocco friendlies against Serbia and Uzbekistan due to injury.

Dapchi girls: Freed Nigerian girls tell of kidnap ordeal

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What the Dapchi schoolgirls have said about their time in the hands of Boko Haram militants.

Sarkozy’s ‘hell’ over Libya payment claims

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The ex-president is being probed over claims he received illegal campaign funds from Libya's Gaddafi.

South Africa and the fable of the Guptas

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The tale of how the Gupta family wormed its way into the heart of South Africa - and then vanished.

Water power: How one pump is helping an entire community

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In Niger, the presence of clean water is helping to wash away some of a village's worries.

Water power: How one pump is helping an entire community

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In Niger, the presence of clean water is helping to wash away some of a village's worries.