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4 February 2013 Last updated at 13:08 ET

French jets target Mali rebel basesFrench Mirage jets in Bamako, Mali, , file pic

French jets bomb rebel bases and depots in northern Mali in an effort to cut supply lines, as the US vice-president calls for an African-led force there.

A child runs towards a burning barricade during a strike by farm workers at De Doorns in South Africa on 9 January 2013SA farm workers get 52% pay rise

South Africa increases the basic daily wage of farm workers by 52% following a violent strike in the wine-producing Western Cape region.

Al-Shabab fighters in Somalia (archive shot)Somalia Islamists back on Twitter

Somalia's militant Islamist group al-Shabab opens a new Twitter account in English, less than two weeks after its previous account was suspended.

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