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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
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Ouagadougou on Monday for the start of a three-day trip of western Africa aimed at boosting France's regional influence. Welcomed by his Burkinabe counterpart Roch Marc Christian Kabore, Macron's visit was marred by an attempted attack on French troops in the capital just hours before he touched down. IMAGES
Eighteen people have been killed and a dozen injured in a "terrorist attack" on a restaurant in Burkina Faso's capital, according to the government. IMAGES
Footage shows an explosion conducted by the so-called Ecuadorian Security Bloc, a unit integrated by the Police and Armed Forces to combat drug trafficking, at the maximum security prison in the port of Guayaquil (southwest) in order to foil an explosive-equipped drone attack. IMAGES
Israeli security forces patrol the area of a shooting attack in Al-Awja in the occupied West Bank. Medics and the army said three people including a boy were wounded in the attack that targeted a bus near the city of Jericho. IMAGES TO COMPLETE VID34MN22D_EN
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.
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