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Africa's week in pictures: 1-7 December 2023

A selection of the best photos from across the African continent this week.

UK paid Rwanda an extra £100m for asylum deal

It means the UK has spent £240m on the scheme, despite no asylum seekers being s...

Zimbabwe's CCC crisis: Farce turning to tragedy for the...

The CCC faces by-elections after an "imposter" expels its MPs - to the delight o...

Tanzanians wonder where Vice-President Philip Mpango ha...

Philip Mpango has not been seen in public since late October, sparking rumours a...

Watch: Video shows moment of huge explosion in Seychelles

A state of emergency is declared in the country after massive blast at an indust...

Kendrick Lamar thrills fans with Rwanda concert

The concert is part of a planned touring series curated by the rapper that will ...

Kenya follows Malawi in sending farm workers to Israel ...

Kenya follows Malawi in sending casual farm workers to fill a labour shortage on...

Seychelles blast site like a war zone, says President R...

People have been ordered to stay home after a blast in an industrial zone causes...

Ethiopia’s Tigray war: Athlete deaths among devastating...

Tigray's state athletics federation tells the BBC that 76 athletes were killed d...

Climate solutions from the Arctic, the fastest-warming ...

Climate change is an urgent problem in the Arctic. From renewable energy to aval...

2023 is officially the hottest year ever recorded, scie...

After record-breaking temperatures in November, the E.U.'s Copernicus Climate Ch...

Outed on TikTok in Ethiopia: 'How a dance nearly cost m...

A clip of two men dancing unleashes a torrent of homophobic hatred in Ethiopia.

Anger in Namibia over Dubai COP28 trip by president's c...

Six members of President Hage Geingob's family, including his children, have tra...

Mauritania's ex-President Aziz jailed for five years fo...

Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was charged alongside 10 others for various corruption-r...

Rwanda treaty deals with legal concerns - UK's Cleverly

The home secretary says Rwanda is committed to the safety of anyone sent there a...

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