Parties, pyres and pharaohs: Africa’s top shots

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

Parties, pyres and pharaohs: Africa’s top shots

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

Parties, pyres and pharoahs: Africa’s top shots

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

Jihadists on 200 motorbikes storm Niger army base

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At least 34 soldiers were killed in the latest attack by Islamist groups, Niger's military leaders say.

Jihadists on 200 motorbikes storm Niger army base

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At least 34 soldiers were killed in the latest attack by Islamist groups, Niger's military leaders say.

US basketball training for Senegal cancelled after visas rejected

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Players will train in Dakar instead "in a sovereign and conducive setting", says the prime minister.

Niger military leaders to nationalise uranium firm

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The company is majority French-owned, while the junta wants more local control of Niger's mineral wealth.

Zambian ex-president to be buried in South Africa after funeral row

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Edgar Lungu's family has been engaged in a bitter dispute with the government over his funeral plans.

US basketball training for Senegal cancelled after visas rejected

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Players will train in Dakar instead "in a sovereign and conducive setting", says the prime minister.

Three decades, one leader – how Eritreans had their hopes dashed

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Isaias Afwerki promised elections when he came to power in 1991 but these have still not been held.