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The unprecedented impeachment of his deputy leaves President Ruto holding all the cards - for now.

A farming community is in shock after more than 150 people are killed in an inferno after a tanker crash.

In a dramatic day, senators vote to oust Rigathi Gachagua following his impeachment.

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

After the Six Day War in June 1967, the Suez Canal in Egypt was closed.

It meant 14 ships from eight different countries, including the United States, Bulgaria and France, were trapped in an area called the Great Bitter Lake.

They would remain there for eight years, and would become known as the ‘yellow fleet’.

Two of the ships were the MS Melampus and MS Agapenor.

Former assistant steward, Phil Saul, worked on both and was in charge of looking after the engineers and officers.

He speaks to Megan Jones.

His book is called Skinning Out: My time at sea and jumping ship in New Zealand.

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Recent episodes explore everything from football in Brazil, the history of the ‘Indian Titanic’ and the invention of air fryers, to Public Enemy’s Fight The Power, subway art and the political crisis in Georgia. We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: visionary architect Antoni Gaudi and the design of the Sagrada Familia; Michael Jordan and his bespoke Nike trainers; Princess Diana at the Taj Mahal; and Görel Hanser, manager of legendary Swedish pop band Abba on the influence they’ve had on the music industry. You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the time an Iraqi journalist hurled his shoes at the President of the United States in protest of America’s occupation of Iraq; the creation of the Hollywood commercial that changed advertising forever; and the ascent of the first Aboriginal MP.

(Picture: Catering crowd on the Melampus. Credit: Phillip Saul)

In certain cultures in Uganda and across Africa, a belief exists where departed husbands return as ethereal entities to engage in intimate encounters with their living partners. To ward off this phenomenon, women are required to perform Enkumbi.

Ugandan presenter Daniel Leinhardt sets out to investigate this belief and its impact, including the role it may play in subjugating women. He from couples who see the Enkumbi rituals as something they still must perform, and women who think it's old fashioned nonsense but who still harbour the doubt of 'what if it's not?'

Daniel has friends and family who practise and believe in the Enkumbi rituals. As he learns their history he realises that at the heart of this strange story is a serious question. Is this belief system about subjugating women? In posing this question he meets those fighting for women's rights in the framework of secretive, often ancient belief structures.

(Photo: Locals from the community gather with others from the Batwa tribe and the family for the funeral of a local woman who died of cancer. Credit: In Pictures Ltd/Getty Images)

The Senate rejects a request to postpone the trial on whether to remove him from office.

Former Zambia boss Roald Poulsen holds a "special place" in the hearts of fans after helping rebuild the squad after a 1993 plane crash.

Climate change is wreaking havoc on farmers in Nigeria.

With Ghana in danger of missing out on the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time since 2004, how can the fortunes of the Black Stars be improved?

People who had rushed to the scene to collect the leaking petrol were engulfed in flames.

Destiny Africa performs at a school in Suffolk as part of its UK tour.

Charles Emogor set up a charity to highlight the vulnerability of the world's most trafficked mammal.

Until 2021, Uganda had only four paediatric surgeons and a just a few children’s hospital beds for the entire country. In 2020, the mortality rate for children under five was 43 per 1,000 births, compared to three per 1,000 in the UK. The Children’s Hospital of Entebbe, funded by the Italian NGO, Emergency, and designed by world famous architect Renzo Piano, was established in 2021 to change the situation. Ugandan Journalist Lulu Jemimah visits the hospital, on the shore of Lake Victoria, to ask whether one hospital is enough to reset the future for Uganda's children.

Avenue Charles de Gaulle in Niamey is now Avenue Djibo Bakary after the city's first post-independence mayor.

The Senate trial decides whether or not Kenya's deputy president will be removed from office.

Pule Mabe is among seven suspects facing a criminal sentence over a £1.2m government tender.

Sudan's performances in qualifying for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations bring pride and joy to a country affected by civil war, says Abobaker Eisa.