Pet owners are struggling with the rising cost of living in the West African nation.

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

Joshlin Smith's mother, branded the "mastermind" in her child's disappearance, is to be sentenced.

The Kenyan author sent shockwaves through African literature by refusing to write in English.

Criticism is growing after several top positions go to members of the president's ethnic Yoruba group.

World Boxing apologises for naming Olympic champion Imane Khelif in the governing body's announcement of mandatory sex testing.

Nigeria boss Eric Chelle expects Europe's top sides to show interest in Victor Osimhen after the striker helped Galatasaray to claim the Turkish title.

Kano State declares Monday as a day of mourning after 22 people died a road accident while returning from a sports festival in south-west Nigeria.

Pyramids win their first ever African Champions League title after beating Mamelodi Sundowns 2-1 in Cairo to seal a 3-2 win on aggregate.

Somalians hope hosting Emmanuel Adebayor, Samuel Eto'o and Jay Jay Okocha in a legends game can help bring international football back to the country after nearly 40 years.

In Nigeria's northern Kano State, an unusual form of football is changing lives. Skate soccer is a fast-paced six-a-side sport which combines skateboards and the beautiful game.

In an extraordinary Oval Office meeting, Trump pressed Cyril Ramaphosa on widely discredited claims of a white genocide in South Africa.

Makhosazana Dlomo is South Africa's only black participant in the traditional cavalry sport of tent pegging.

Tidjane Thiam has been banned from standing in October's elections in Ivory Coast. So what is his next move?

The Basketball Africa League is is leveraging the power of entertainment to help grow the game on the continent and boost Africa's creative economy.