We are offering the following Editor's Choice stories which have been selected by AFP's chief editors for re-publication as some of the best of the week:

+ Ethiopia's Tigray conflict revives bitter disputes over land

+ Syria's regime auctions off land of the displaced

+ 'Don't leave me this way' sing Britons in Spain as Brexit kicks in

+ Poachers' paradise: Gulf hunts fuel Pakistan falcon trafficking

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ALAMATA, Ethiopia

As rifle-toting militiamen fired celebratory rounds into the air, young men marched through the streets denouncing the former ruling party of Ethiopia's Tigray region as "thieves."

950 words by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Pictures by Eduardo Soteras. Video by Solan Kolli. Graphic

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BEIRUT

Many Syrians forced from their homes by their country's brutal, decade-old war are now shocked to discover that their family farms have been taken over by regime loyalists and cronies.

800 words by Rouba El Husseini

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JIMERA DE LIBAR, Spain

Bangers and mash, pints of beer, a Europeans vs Britons tug-of-war and renditions of "Don't Leave me This Way" and "We'll Meet Again". UK expats in Spain marked Britain's departure from the European Union in true British style.

600 words by Daniel Silva. Picture. Video

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KARACHI, Pakistan

Since learning to capture birds as a teen, Muhammad Rafiq has amassed a small fortune in Pakistan trapping and trafficking falcons -- including some endangered species -- for wealthy Gulf Arabs.

850 words by Zain Zaman Janjua. Picture. Video

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