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| Nairobi protest: A Kenyan policeman fires tear gas during a protest in Nairobi, Kenya, on May 23. One person was killed and scores injured during countrywide protests to press for the removal of the top electoral body, officials and witnesses said. Pan Siwei / Xinhua |
| Nice kitty: Robert Kruijff of the Stichting Leeuw animal rescue foundation interacts with Nero the lion at Emoya Big Cat Sanctuary in Vaalwater, South Africa, on May 19. Three lions rescued by Stichting Leeuw of Holland arrived on May 19. The sanctuary is home to 44 big cats, including 33 lions rescued from circuses in Peru and Colombia. Zhai Jianlan / Xinhua |
| Tourism talk: Exhibitors confer at the Namibia Tourism Expo 2016 in Windhoek, capital of Namibia, on May 21. Over 300 exhibitors and more than 22,000 visitors were at the expo, held May 18 to 21. The expo celebrated its 18th year. Wu Changwei / Xinhua |
| To market: A fishing boat on the Atlantic Ocean near the port town of Boma, Democratic Republic of Congo, on May 17. Chinese private enterprises formed the Societe Multi Industrielle de Kinshasa and built fishing boats. Cai Lei, one of the founders, said they provide 300 metric tons of fresh fish to the DR Congo per month. Wang Bo / Xinhua |
| Educational donation: Chinese Ambassador to Somalia Wei Hongtian (right) and Mahad Ahmed, head teacher of Hamar Jabab school, during a donation ceremony in Mogadishu on May 22. The Chinese embassy donated school equipment to the primary and secondary school in Mogadishu. Faisal Isse / Xinhua |
| Historic cooperation: Wang Yajun (right), director of the policy planning department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, presents a scroll depicting mountains in China to former Tanzanian prime minister Salim Ahmed Salim (second from left). They were attending the Dar es Salaam launch of the book A Monument to China-Africa Friendship: First-hand Account of the Building of the Tazara in Dar es Salaam on May 21. John Badi / Xinhua |
(China Daily Africa Weekly 05/27/2016 page5)
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