Blooms, balls and blunts: Africa's top shots
A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond.
A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond.
[The Conversation Africa] Making the adjustment from school to university is no easy task. For instance, there's a big difference between writing a high school essay and crafting an academic paper which meets university standards.
Guinea clinch the final spot in the men's football tournament at the 2024 Olympic Games with a play-off win over Indonesia.
Investigative journalist Daniel Ojukwu has been arrested by police and held without charge for over a week, drawing criticism from advocacy groups over a worsening climate for independent journalism.
A UK-based company raised the £34m ($42m) worth of silver from the SS Tilawa, which sank in 1942.
[The Conversation Africa] The South African government's Just Energy Transition Implementation Plan was launched in November 2023. It is a roadmap guiding the country away from reliance on coal-fired power towards renewable energy alternatives by 2027. It aims to include all
Former aviation minister Hadi Sirika is charged along with his daughter and son-in-law.
Broadcasters say they run along commercial lines, and cannot run the president's message without funding.
[AMLS] Nairobi, Kenya -- Your Excellency, President Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya
The RSF is accused of committing ethnic cleansing against Massalit and other non-Arab communities.
Behind the South African leader battling to preserve his party's 30-year reign.
Eleven people are injured, four of them seriously, as the Air Senegal plane leaves the runway in Dakar.
[allAfrica] Nairobi, Kenya -- The highly-anticipated AllAfrica Media Leaders' Summit (AMLS) is convening in Nairobi, Kenya, to address the urgent need for a thriving and independent media landscape across Africa. The summit brings together top media leaders, owners, operators,
[Premium Times] In recent years, H5N1 has spread widely among wild birds, poultry, land and marine mammals and now among dairy cattle.
[Accra Times] The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) represents a unique opportunity for African countries to leverage free trade and overcome the challenges hindering this sector's growth and development.
[Africa Check] No evidence to support claim that mixture of avocado seed and rubbing alcohol can cure joint pain
Benin's president accuses Niger of treating his country like an "enemy", as tensions escalate.
The war that began last year has killed thousands of people and caused a great displacement crisis. In al-Fasher, one of the regional capitals of Darfur, there are reports of attacks on civilians.
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Gender Community Development and Social Welfare, Jean Muonaoauza Sendeza, on Wednesday led leaders of the civil society organizations (CSOs) and government officials in launching the Continental Study Report on the Children Without Parental Care in
[UN News] "Unprecedented and devastating" flooding in east Africa has triggered widespread displacement with hundreds of thousands forced from their homes in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Ethiopia and Tanzania, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday.
[IPS] Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- Africans have long been promised trade liberalisation would accelerate growth and structural transformation. Instead, it has cut its modest production capacities, industry and food security.
[Africa Renewal] Education in Africa stands at a crossroads, confronting dual challenges related to the juxtaposition of existing deficits with the rapidly evolving demands of the Digital Age. Despite the work across several African countries to turn the tide, the number of
[ISS] The forthcoming Special Prosecutor's Office must do better than the mechanism set up to deal with Dergue-era crimes.
[The Conversation Africa] The last pandemic was bad, but COVID-19 is only one of many infectious diseases that emerged since the turn of this century.
[The Conversation Africa] Algorithms have become integral to our lives. From social media apps to Netflix, algorithms learn your preferences and prioritise the content you are shown. Google Maps and artificial intelligence are nothing without algorithms.
[The Conversation Africa] It is natural to feel apprehensive about the responsibilities that come with parenthood - the financial obligations, the emotional and practical support, and the lifelong commitment. And parenting takes many forms. In my case I became a father for the
[The Conversation Africa] If you have walked on a dune surface after windy conditions have settled, you may have been privileged to recognise one of Nature's wonders: scratch circles. These are structures formed when the end of a tethered object is passively rotated into the
[Business Day Africa] Southern African countries, once regional food basket and a significant supplier of grain to East Africa, now faces a substantial deficit, prompting them to turn to Uganda and Kenya for maize.
Two communities with different views about twins that meant the difference between life and death.