A selection of photos from across Africa, and of Africans elsewhere, this week: Pictures from Reuters, Gallo Images, EPA, Anadolu Agency, Getty Images and AFP Source: Read Full Article

Government-run base in Awdheegle, in Lower Shabelle region, hit by car bombs and gunfire. A government military base in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region has been hit by car bombs and gunfire, according to residents and a military officer. Al-Shabab, an al-Qaeda-linked group fighting to overthrow the country’s internationally-recognised government, claimed responsibility for the attack on […]

The Nigerian army has driven Boko Haram militants from the last camp in their Sambisa forest stronghold, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. “The terrorists are on the run and no longer have a place to hide,” Mr Buhari said in a statement. The Islamists’ camp fell at 13:35 local time (12:35 GMT) on Friday, he […]

More than 1,800 people have died and more than 2,700 have been infected in the latest outbreak of Ebola in central Africa. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the crisis a public health emergency of international concern. The outbreak is the second-largest in the history of the virus. It follows the 2013-16 epidemic in […]

Judge delays implementation of findings linked to claim that Cyril Ramaphosa misled parliament about campaign donation. President Cyril Ramaphosa has won the latest round of a legal battle with South Africa’s anti-corruption watchdog. A judge on Monday delayed implementation of findings linked to the watchdog’s claim that he misled parliament about a leadership campaign donation. […]

DAR ES SALAAM (REUTERS) – A fuel tanker exploded in Tanzania on Saturday (Aug 10), killing dozens as flames ripped through crowds that had gathered to siphon petrol from it. State broadcaster TBC Taifa said 57 people were killed and 65 injured. Video clips from the accident scene circulating on social media showed the charred remains of […]

The session was interrupted for 15 minutes while Zuleikha Hassan was removed from the session. Kenyan parliamentarians are protesting a decision by the temporary speaker of parliament’s lower house to eject their colleague who was holding her young child during a session of the legislature. Zuleikha Hassan was asked to leave the floor of the […]

A 23-year-old former beauty queen in The Gambia, Fatou “Toufah” Jallow, has said she was raped by ex-President Yahya Jammeh when he was in office. Her testimony is part of a Human Rights Watch and Trial International report that details another alleged rape and sexual assault by Mr Jammeh. The BBC tried to contact Mr […]

A car packed with explosives being driven to carry out a terror attack collided with other vehicles and exploded in central Cairo, killing at least 20 people. It was the deadliest attack in the Egyptian capital in more than two years. The blast went off on Sunday night on the busy Corniche boulevard along the […]

Rise in price of petrol and diesel comes after finance minister raised import tax on fuel last week. Zimbabwe has increased the price of petrol and diesel by up to 26 percent after the finance minister raised import tax on fuel last week, adding more pressure on citizens grappling with triple-digit inflation. Prices of basic […]