Use a large outline map of the continent and ask pupils to add drawings or images of physical features such as deserts, rivers, mountains and lakes. Use atlases to help with this. You could also ...

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond ... Dario Belingheri / Getty Images Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier from Eritrea has the same goal in mind as he leads ...

Cem Ozdel / Getty Images And at The Gambia's Bijilo Forest Park on Wednesday, a curious red colobus monkey peers at the camera. Go to BBCAfrica.com for more news from the African continent.

The continent is vast with natural beauty and ... and the rusty-red dunes and deep blue sky make for incredible images. Close ...

These masterfully-rendered images depict ... the height of the African Humid Period — relative to the conditions today shows that the extent of the AHP across the continent was vast ...