Footballers playing too many games risks the 'long-term success' of football, says Caf president Patrice Motsepe.

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

Jide Awobona says filming at a scrapyard was a "beautiful experience" and he wants to revisit it.

Claude Pivi, Guinea's most wanted fugitive, has been on the run since last year's dramatic prison break.

The 65-year-old pledges not to be a threat to the military junta, which toppled him from power last August.

Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei's killing by her ex-partner revives calls for action on gender-based violence.

The two signed a new naval deal this year after more than a decade of strategic partnership.

Brutal atrocities, like slitting civilians' throats, have been reported, Human Rights Watch says.

Climate change is bringing droughts and floods around the world, but in fragile states like Somalia, it is also acting as a kind of 'chaos multiplier', making existing conflicts even more acute. So how is the country rising to the challenge?

Despite facing a catastrophic combination of challenges, there is optimism in the African country.

The electoral commission says that any problems that have been highlighted have been corrected.

The authorities say the situation is now under control after gunshots were heard in Bamako.

Infrastructure damaged by Sudan's war has been repaired but it is not clear if the RSF will co-operate.

Police believe they were accidentally trapped while playing but an investigation is under way.

People remain trapped under the rubble of a seven-storey building in the capital Freetown.

The head of the UN health agency says the world's attention to Sudan is "really low" and race is a factor.

Brentford forward Yoane Wissa will be out for a "couple of months" after sustaining an ankle injury against Manchester City, says head coach Thomas Frank.

A bus transporting people to an Eid-el-Maulud celebration collided with a lorry in Kaduna state.

Mpox vaccines will be offered to thousands of people in the UK to boost protection against the virus.

The number of female football referees in Africa and worldwide has grown but women like Gbemisola Yusuf remain underrepresented.