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Ghana protesters accuse president of power grab after chief justice's suspensionThomas Naadi & Natasha BootyTHOMAS NAADI / BBCOpposition supporters say it is an attack on democracyHundreds of opposition protesters dressed in red and black have condemned a decision by Ghana's president to suspend the country's chief justice, and are demanding that she be reinstated with immediate effect.

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New post for Togo leader could see him rule for lifeNatasha Booty & Will RossAFPFaure Gnassingbé's family has ruled Togo for 58 years and his new role has no term limitsThe Togolese leader, Faure Gnassingbé, has been sworn in as "President of the Council of Ministers" - a new post which is the highest office in the government's executive branch and has no official term limits. This follows constitutional reform that ended presidential elections, and introduced a parliamentary system.

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At least seven people have been killed and 20 others injured after a hospital and market were bombed in South Sudan, medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) says. The charity said helicopter gunships dropped a bomb on the pharmacy of the hospital it runs in Old Fangak, Jonglei state, burning it down, before firing on the town for 30 minutes. A drone then bombed a local market, MSF said.

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Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Ali Laarayedh was prime minister a decade agoA court in Tunisia has sentenced former Prime Minister Ali Laarayedh to 34 years in prison on a raft of terrorism charges. He is the latest high-profile critic of the president to be jailed as campaigners slam "sham trials" in the country. The 69-year-old is a prominent critic of President Kais Saied and leader of the popular Ennadha party - the biggest in parliament - which promotes Islamist ideals.

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A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond:Image source, ESA ALEXANDER / REUTERSImage caption, People watch as wildfires rage across parts of Table Mountain National Park in South Africa on Sunday. Image source, LUIS TATO / AFPImage caption, On Friday, four days after Pope Francis' death, nuns and other believers pray for the late pontiff at the Holy Family Basilica church in Kenya's capital city.