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27 October 2011 Last updated at 12:01 ET

UN votes to end Libya operationsA military aircraft of Muammar Gaddafi's air force lies destroyed after a Nato strike in Sirte, 6 October 2011

The UN Security Council votes to end seven months of international military action in Libya, carried out under a mandate to protect civilians.


Kenya soldiers in Somalia (October 2011)Attack near Kenya-Somalia border

Armed men launch a rocket-propelled grenade attack on a vehicle near Kenya's border with Somalia, killing four people, reports say.

Julius Malema addresses a crowdSouth Africa protest over economy

Thousands of protesters in South Africa's main city, Johannesburg, demand greater economic power for black people, including nationalisation.

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Libyans celebrate at Martyrs" Square in Tripoli October 20, 2011.Libya: New era dawns

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A lot to lose - Kenya's Somali gambit

As Kenyan troops continue their advance into Somalia in an effort to push the Islamist group al-Shabab away from their border, there is some confusion about the reasons for their advance.

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