A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond:From the BBC in Africa this week: ...

Chinese Ambassador Wu Peng said if anyone understands history, they should know that South Africa must be supported ...

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has praised the winners of the annual Ubuntu Awards as a source of inspiration for active citizenry.

Flags are flying half-mast in South Africa as bodies of deceased soldiers are being repatriated, but questions about the ...

The City of Trenton raised the Pan-African flag at City Hall on February 3 to mark Black History Month. Officials and residents gathered on the front steps for the ceremony. Attendees included ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has directed that the SA flag be flown at half-mast at all flag stations across the country to ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa issued this directive as the country mourns the death of the 14 soldiers in January. The men were ...

While many African flags are visually striking, one that stands out as particularly symbolic and captivating is the flag of South Africa. The South African flag is not just one of the most ...

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond ... [PAUL KANE / GETTY IMAGES] This woman flies the flag for Liberia ahead of President Joseph Boakai's state ...

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