Africa’s week in pictures: 8-14 August 2023

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A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.

Morocco earthquake: Gambian minds ‘not on the game’ prior to Afcon qualification

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Captain Omar Colley cannot celebrate The Gambia's qualification for the Africa Cup of Nations after experiencing the trauma of Friday's earthquake in Morocco.

Libya floods: How a Derna resident lost his entire family

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Johr Ali, a Libyan journalist from Derna, describes the heartbreak of his friend who lost his entire family in the floods.

A village in Egypt bereaved by the Libyan flood

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The Egyptian village of al-Sharif has lost at least 70 young men in the Libyan floods.

‘Worse than death itself’: Survivors describe Libya floods

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Residents of Derna tell the BBC how they got out alive as floodwaters smashed through the city.

Libya flooding: Drone footage captures submerged neighbourhoods

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The flooding in Derna swept away houses, buildings and left entire neighbourhoods surrounded by water.

Libya flood: Satellite images reveal destruction in Derna

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Pictures reveal washed-away streets and thousands of destroyed buildings in the city of Derna.

Ros Atkins on… Libya’s political turmoil and the floods

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The BBC's analysis editor looks at the link between the devastating floods and years of crisis in Libya.

Nigeria hit by widespread blackout in ‘total system collapse’

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Power generation in Nigeria, a major oil and gas producer, fell to zero megawatts early on Thursday.

Nigeria elections: Websites use false stories to attract views and ads

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The BBC Global Disinformation Team analysed three new websites in Nigeria and found many false stories.