The presidential feud that even death couldn’t end

What should have been a time for Zambia to come together has exposed old enmities.

The presidential feud that even death couldn’t end

What should have been a time for Zambia to come together has exposed old enmities.

Parties, pyres and pharaohs: Africa’s top shots

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

Parties, pyres and pharaohs: Africa’s top shots

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

Parties, pyres and pharoahs: Africa’s top shots

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

Jihadists on 200 motorbikes storm Niger army base

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

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

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

Niger military leaders to nationalise uranium firm

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

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