A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.
Dilshan Madushanka takes a hat-trick in the final over of the match to ensure Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by seven runs in the first one-day international in Zimbabwe.
Middlesbrough complete the signing of Lausanne-Sport forward Kaly Sene on a four-year contract.
Survivors saved off Mauritania say they left The Gambia with 160 people on board.
Rangers sell Morocco forward Hamza Igamane to French top-flight club Lille for an undisclosed fee.
The deadly fire was called a "wake-up call" but residents are waiting for permanent homes.
The deadly fire was called a "wake-up call" but ex-residents now live in dangerous temporary shelters.
The deadly fire was called a "wake-up call" but ex-residents now live in dangerous temporary shelters.
The first group of deportees arrived in mid-August, according to government spokesperson Yolande Makolo.
Investigations have been launched following the footage posted to Instagram - which has since been deleted.
