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| Banknote protest: Police break up a street protest on Aug 17 near the headquarters of the Zimbabwe Reserve Bank in Harare. A crowd of about 100 people had been demonstrating against a plan by the bank to re-introduce local banknotes. Xinhua |
| Stocking up on supplies: Women collect water from a well in Bokuy, Burkina Faso, on Aug 19. In the wet season, which runs May or June to September, water levels can rise 2 to 4 meters, while in the dry season they drop 15 to 20 meters. Many residents need to walk 5 kilometers to collect safe drinking water. Remi Zoeringre / Xinhua |
| Thirst for knowledge: Students from the Chinese Friendship Secondary School in Juba, capital of South Sudan, pump water on Aug 17. The school has 2,297 students. Gale Julius / Xinhua |
| Warm welcome: Kenyan women perform a traditional dance on Aug 17 to celebrate the start of construction on a 60,000-cubic-meter dam in Kalawa, Makueni county. The area is one of the driest in the country, with less than 20 percent of residents connected to running water. Nyalwash / Xinhua |
| A cut above: Guests browse a display of paper-cutting art on Aug 19 at the Chinese Cultural Centre in Cotonou, Benin. The center held a photography and paper-cutting course for 30 art enthusiasts from Aug 4 to 18. Seraphin Zounyekpe / Xinhua |
| Dollar pledge: Zimbabwean farmers sell tobacco on Aug 23, the last day of the season, at the Tobacco Auction Floors in the capital, Harare. A government minister has said that tobacco farmers will continue to receive their money in US dollars, even after the government introduces bonds to ease the current cash shortage. Xinhua |
(China Daily Africa Weekly 08/26/2016 page5)
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