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Gunmen kill seven people, mostly Malian soldiers, at a UN base in the northern city of Timbuktu

Many shops in the capital are open despite the opposition's call for a strike over disputed polls.

At least 18 people have been killed and eight wounded in a "terrorist attack" in the centre of the capital of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, the government says.

Two attackers also die in a siege that continues into the morning in the capital Ouagadougou.

In our series of letters from African journalists, veteran Ghanaian journalist Elizabeth Ohene reflects on her lack of passion for dogs.