Without enough supplies of oxygen or staff, health workers in South Africa are making some difficult decisions.
A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent.
How open map data is filling in the world's missing maps and helping trace the spread of disease.
Some 350 elephant carcasses have been spotted in Botswana's Okavango Delta since May.
They were killed resisting French forces in the 19th Century and their skulls displayed in a museum.
Mayors are urged to honour African soldiers in streets and squares who fought for France .
Paris says Turkey targeted a French frigate in the Mediterranean - a claim Ankara strongly denies.
Their actions in a township were branded degrading and inhumane by South Africa's housing minister.
Ten years on from being a handball away from making the World Cup semi-finals, two of Ghana's players still feel the pain.
Popular Oromo musician Hachalu Hundessa is being buried as unrest over his death spreads.
Hans Sarpei and John Paintsil played for Ghana in one of the most controversial matches in World Cup history 10 years ago against Uruguay.
Police are investigating the incident, which is being linked to unrest in Ethiopia.
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