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| Safe arrival: A man peers from a bus at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, on July 12 after being evacuated along with about 70 other Chinese nationals from the conflict-hit South Sudan. Sun Ruibo / Xinhua |
| Caring duty: A Chinese UN peacekeeper who was injured while serving in South Sudan is helped aboard a plane bound for Beijing on July 16 at Entebbe International Airport in Uganda. Yuan Qing / Xinhua |
| In the zone: Women go about their work on July 13 at the $250 million Hawassa Industrial Park, the largest specialized apparel and textiles zone in Africa. The area, which is 275 km south of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, was built by China Civil Engineering Construction Corp and was officially opened on July 13. Michael Tewelde / Xinhua |
| Call to action: Activists stage a protest on July 19 to demand more funding for the fight against HIV/AIDS, to coincide with the 21st International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa. The conference called for eradication of HIV/AIDS by 2030. Gao Yuan / Xinhua |
| Rite of passage: Wrestlers compete at the traditional Evala wrestling festival in Soumdina, northern Togo, on July 16. The festival, which started on July 9, is meant to prepare men aged 18 to 20 for adulthood. Victor Kelenga / Xinhua |
| Banking on success: Chinese Ambassador to Kenya Liu Xianfa joins Philip Odera, chief executive of CFC Stanbic Bank, on July 13 to inaugurate the bank's new headquarters in Nairobi. The bank is the first in the country to use renminbi at its branches to facilitate China-Kenya trade. Li Baishun / Xinhua |
(China Daily Africa Weekly 07/22/2016 page5)
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