Big Picture
| A new start: Patrice Talon takes the oath as he is inaugurated as president of Benin in the nation's capital, Porto-Novo, on April 6. Talon won 65 percent of the vote in an election in March. Xinhua |
| Have phone will travel: Two women take a selfie during the World Travel Market Africa in Cape Town, South Africa, on April 7. The annual trade show, which ran April 6 to 8, has a strong focus on technology. Yuan Gao / Xinhua |
| Paying respects: People bow their heads in remembrance on April 7 at a ceremony in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, to mark the 22nd anniversary of the 1994 genocide, in which more than 1 million people, mainly Tutsis and moderate Hutus, were killed. Xinhua |
| Old warriors: A Zimbabwean official stands beside a giant poster of Robert Mugabe during an event in which Zimbabwe's 92-year-old president met with 10,000 liberation war veterans in Harare on April 7. Mugabe has warned members of his party who are eyeing his position to tone down the fierce succession politics, as he is not yet out of the picture. Xinhua |
| Ticking the right boxes: An election officer (right) checks a voter's information at a polling station in N'Djamena, capital of Chad, during the first round of the presidential election on April 10. Thirteen candidates are on the ballot, including the incumbent, Idriss Deby. Huang Yanan / Xinhua |
| On the prowl: Rangers with the Kenya Wildlife Service search for a lion that was spotted roaming in a Nairobi residential area on April 12. Pan Siwei / Xinhua |
(China Daily Africa Weekly 04/15/2016 page5)
Today's Top News
- Macao SAR holds flag-raising, reception to mark 26th anniversary of return to motherland
- China issues rules to regulate pricing practices of internet platforms
- US hits over 70 IS-linked targets in Syria in massive retaliatory strikes
- Technological innovation brings cultural heritage alive
- Consumption to play bigger part in growth
- Opposition moves to impeach Lai
