Africa’s week in pictures: 9 – 15 August 2019

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

Africa’s week in pictures: 9 – 15 August 2019

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

Ghana’s Emmanuel Agyemang Badu hospitalised with blood clots

Ghana and Hellas Verona midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang Badu is hospitalised in Italy with blood clots in his lungs.

Planning for life after football in Nigeria

Onome Ebi is a Nigerian footballer. She tells the BBC how she manages her finances and plans ahead.

Planning for life after football in Nigeria

Onome Ebi is a Nigerian footballer. She tells the BBC how she manages her finances and plans ahead.

Sub two-hour marathon ‘like stepping on moon’

Breaking the two-hour marathon barrier would be "like stepping on the moon", says word record holder Eliud Kipchoge.

Sub two-hour marathon ‘like stepping on moon’

Breaking the two-hour marathon barrier would be "like stepping on the moon", says word record holder Eliud Kipchoge.

Caster Semenya: Double Olympic champion ‘never felt supported’ by women in sport

Olympic and world champion Caster Semenya says she has "never really felt very supported" by other women in sport.

Zimbabwe FA bans its former president, Philip Chiyangwa, for life

The Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) bans its former president Philip Chiyangwa for life for 'bringing Zimbabwean football into disrepute.'

Kenya officials ‘exhume man’s body to retrieve uniform’

Kenyan officials are accused of violating local laws and cultural practices by exhuming the body.