Africa Cup of Nations: Group stage for Cameroon 2019 begins

A total of 47 countries begin the group stages of their qualifying campaigns to join hosts Cameroon at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations finals.

Models and waves

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

Efe Ambrose: Hibernian complete two-year deal for defender

Hibernian complete a permanent deal for Nigerian centre-back Efe Ambrose after a successful short-term loan.

CAR seek Nations Cup inspiration from Guinea Bissau

Central African Republic seek inspiration from Guinea Bissau as they seek to qualify for their first Africa Cup of Nations finals.

Rhino kills Hungarian conservationist in Rwanda

A conservationist who helped reintroduce the black rhino to Rwanda has been killed by the animal.

South Africa: 10,000 Knysna residents evacuated amid fire

Troops will be deployed to help put out bushfires and protect properties in the popular tourist town.

Al-Shabab fighters storm military base in Somalia

Militants say they killed 61 government troops, but there is no independent confirmation of this.

How much?!

The first major new railway in Kenya for more than a century has some challenging goals to meet if it is justify its high cost.

Cape Town storm: Waves crash into carpark

Waves crashed over coastal barriers and travelled into a seaside car park in a storm which has put an end to the biggest drought in a century in Cape Town.

‘First of our kind’ found in Morocco

Fossils of modern humans uncovered in north Africa are at least 300,000 years old.