Africa’s week in pictures: 15 – 21 January 2021

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

The vehicle that got a village smiling

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When her friends died in childbirth, a Nigerian woman hatched a plan to make a difference.

Nigeria blasphemy: Jailed 13-year-old boy wins Kano appeal

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The 13-year-old was serving a 10-year sentence handed down by an Islamic court for comments about God.

Ghana ‘baby-harvesting syndicate’ arrested

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Doctors, nurses, mothers and social workers are apprehended after babies were sold for $5,000.

Ghana ‘baby-harvesting syndicate’ arrested

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Doctors, nurses, mothers and social workers are apprehended after babies were sold for $5,000.

Elephants counted from space for conservation

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Satellite imagery is being used to count elephants in a breakthrough that could aid conservation.

Tunisia youths warned over riots amid Covid curfew

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Protests continued for a fifth night over high unemployment and an economic crisis.

South Africa ‘Dr Death’ row: Clinics defend Basson’s right to practise

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The cardiologist, who works in Cape Town, once headed the apartheid-era secret germ warfare programme.

Egyptian billionaires invest $120m in Ghana academy

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An Egyptian conglomerate worth billions of dollars invests $120m in the Right To Dream academy, founded in Ghana in 1999, with plans to expand in Egypt and the UK.