Stoic soldiers and daring drivers: Africa’s top shots

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

Stoic soldiers and daring drivers: Africa’s top shots

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

Stoic soldiers and daring drivers: Africa’s top shots

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

Namibia swears in first female president

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah tells BBC she understands pressure she faces as Africa's second directly elected female leader

Groundbreaking but controversial – new IOC president Coventry

Kirsty Coventry will become the 10th International Olympic Committee (IOC) president but why is she both a groundbreaking and controversial choice?

Groundbreaking but controversial – new IOC president Coventry

Kirsty Coventry will become the 10th International Olympic Committee president - but why is she both a groundbreaking and controversial choice?

Groundbreaking but controversial – new IOC president Coventry

Kirsty Coventry will become the 10th International Olympic Committee president - but why is she both a groundbreaking and controversial choice?

Sudan army recaptures presidential palace after two years of war

It follows days of heavy fighting as the army took control of areas previously held by a rival force.

The gravedigger ‘too busy to sleep’ as Khartoum fighting rages

The smell of death lingers over the main cemetery for Sudan's capital as the army advances in the city centre.

The gravedigger ‘too busy to sleep’ as Khartoum fighting rages

The smell of death lingers over the main cemetery for Sudan's capital as the army advances in the city centre.