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2 November 2011 Last updated at 09:16 ET

Al-Shabab attacks Kenyan convoyAl-Shabab fighters pictured in Mogadishu, October 2011

Somalia's government says its forces, backed by Kenyans, have repulsed an Islamist ambush as Kenya's military warns via Twitter of attacks.

Photograph of the outside of the restaurantGhana club denies 'racist' policy

The Italian manager of a restaurant in Ghana under investigation for allegedly operating a "whites only" policy tells the BBC it was a misunderstanding.

A derler in textiles in LagosNigerians 'optimistic' for economy

Nigerians and other Africans are upbeat about the world’s economic outlook but consumers in rich nations more pessimistic, a BBC survey finds.

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