Snapshots
| Policy protest: People demonstrate outside the Nigerian National Assembly in Abuja, the capital, over plans to introduce the so-called antisocial media bill on Dec 9. Olatunji Obasa / Xinhua |
| Marching on: Traditional troupes in Burkina Faso participate in a parade during the country's 55th Independence Day celebrations in Ouagadougou on Dec 11. Remi Zoeringre / Xinhua |
| Conference call: Roberto Azevedo, the director-general of the World Trade Organization, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, and Amina Mohamed, the Kenyan foreign minister and chair of the 10th WTO Ministerial Conference, beat Kenyan drums to open the conference in Nairobi on Dec 15. Sun Ruibo / Xinhua |
| Healthy advice: A health worker talks to mothers about simple sanitation habits that can prevent diseases at an outpatient center run by Deegroor Medical Organization, a UNICEF partner, in Baidoa, Somalia, on Dec 2. Sebastian Rich / Xinhua |
| Showtime: Dancers perform at the opening of the 26,500-seat Francistown Sports Complex in Francistown, Botswana, on Dec 10. The complex was constructed by China Jiangsu International Ltd. Shingirai Madondo / Xinhua |
| Day of thanks: Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe Essozimna waves during celebrations to mark the third National Day of Gratitude to God at Kegue Stadium in Lome, on Dec 13. Victor Kelenga / Xinhua |
(China Daily Africa Weekly 12/18/2015 page5)
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