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| Victims of hunger: A father holds his malnourished child at Banadir Hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia, on March 9. Acute malnutrition weakens immune systems, making affected children more susceptible to diseases such as measles. One in seven Somali children dies before reaching age 5. Faisal Isse / Xinhua |
| Nutrition from China: A student drinks uji, a kind of porridge made with corn, from a hole in a cup at Chang Rong Light Center, a primary school in a slum area of Nairobi, Kenya - Mathare - on March 6. A Chinese public welfare project, Free Lunch for Children, was introduced to Kenya to provide impoverished primary school students in the area with free breakfast and lunch. More than 1,100 students at five primary schools inside the Mathare slums are benefiting. Sun Ruibo / Xinhua |
| Seeking peace: Women pray (left) during the National Day of Prayers in Juba, South Sudan, on March 10. South Sudan's President Salva Kiir prayed on March 10 for forgiveness as the war-torn country seeks to heal and reconcile from ethnic divisions and more than three years of conflict. Gale Julius / Xinhua |
| Family matters: Eunice Misie stands outside her house with an infant - one of her seven children - at a Maasai village in Kajiado West, Kenya, on Feb 15. Maasai traditions are a source of fascination for the world and have become a tourist attraction. Many women, including Misie, did not get a chance to go to school. She is not sure of her age. Sun Ruibo / Xinhua |
| Fruit of the vine: Visitors press grapes with a machine during the harvest festival in Robertson Wine Valley, South Africa, on March 11. The grape-growing area about 130 kilometers east of Cape Town is known for its Hands-On Harvest Festival, which takes place from March 10 to 12 - its ninth year. With a collection of more than 20 wineries, estates and other establishments, the area spoils visitors with a wide variety of tailor-made activities, food and wine. Armando Herdade / Xinhua |
| Hope for refugees: Saber Azam, Rwanda country representative for the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR, dances with a Burundian refugee girl at Mahama camp in eastern Rwanda on March 9. In stepping up efforts to help the Burundian refugees become self-reliant, the Rwandan government and the UN set up a business incubator to allow women and girls with handicraft skills to make various products for sale. Xinhua |
(China Daily Africa Weekly 03/17/2017 page5)
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