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An Al-Shabaab suicide bomber and gunmen attacked a busy beach in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, killing at least 32 people and wounding scores more, police say. The attack is one of the deadliest strikes in the East African country in months. IMAGES
Images of a crater caused by the roadside bomb that killed an Israeli police officer during a raid on the Jenin refugee camp. The early morning strike by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank city killed six Palestinians. IMAGES
The funeral for the Burkina Faso military officers killed in an attack on a supply convoy headed for the northern town to Djibo on September 26 is held in the coutnry's capital, Ougadougou. The ambush, claimed by Al-Qaeda, with an official death toll of 37 people, 27 of them soldiers, has become emblematic of the state's inability to secure remote countryside areas and protect local people, 10 years into a bloody jihadist insurgency in the Sahel region. IMAGES
Soldiers guard a major highway in Savè, central Benin, after dispersing demonstrators who blockaded road to protest against President Patrice Talon ahead of fresh elections on Sunday. One person was killed and six were wounded by gunfire in the security intervention, a local health official said. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.