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China Daily Africa | Updated: 2016-08-26 09:49

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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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