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

Killings and mass rape are unfortunately frequent scenes of conflict-related sexual violence that have plagued the Democratic ...

According to the United Nations, hundreds of women were raped and then burned alive during a jailbreak in Goma, DR Congo.

A Congo military court accused Corneille Nangaa of war crimes and treason, following his group's seizure of Nyabibwe, a ...

For sapeurs, appearance is a powerful way to make an impression and stand out in an environment often defined by hardship.

For those living in Goma, which has been captured by Rwanda-backed rebels, there is little water, little food and much ...

Hundreds of Congolese women were raped and burnt alive after Rwandan-backed militants raided a prison. The female inmates ...

From Ghana to Namibia, recent appointments of women to top political positions have been encouraging. But with more women in significant roles, are African nations really boosting female political ...

Behind the intrigue of South Africa and Tanzania’s role ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | A terse exchange between South African ...

With no serious institutions in the form of legislature, judiciary, the opposition, or civil society to check his power, ...

Every area in England will be able to offer jabs against mpox after 12 new vaccination sites opened. Health officials ...