A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent.
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Gloria Maya Musu-Scott was sentenced to life in prison in January in a case that gripped the nation.
The southern Africa region is facing one of the worst droughts in living memory.
The southern Africa region is facing one of the worst droughts in living memory.
The southern Africa region is facing one of the worst droughts in living memory.
Police tell the BBC he may have been using them for human sacrifice and could face life in prison.
Cape Town residents queue for free medical care due to the poor state of the country's health sector.
Cape Town residents queue for free medical care due to the poor state of the country's health sector.
Cape Town residents queue for free medical care due to the poor state of the country's health sector.
South African para-archer Shaun Anderson says sport has been his “saviour” following two life-changing accidents and having experienced depression.