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| On track: Ethiopian attendants participate in the opening ceremony of the Ethiopia-Djibouti railway at Lebu station, Addis Ababa, on Oct 5. Ethiopia and Djibouti have launched Africa's first modern electrified railway, connecting their capitals. The 752.7-km route was constructed by China Railway Group and China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation with a total investment of $4 billion. Sun Ruibo / Xinhua |
| Finding work: Internally displaced persons learn tailoring during a training program at Kushingoro IDP camp in Abuja, capital of Nigeria, on Oct 5. Xinhua |
| Grim task: Rescue teams work at the site of a collapsed building in Cotonou, Benin, on Oct 6. The four-story building collapsed on Oct 5 in the country's economic capital, killing three people and leaving five others injured, according to Xinhua reporters. Dagnon / Xinhua |
(China Daily Africa Weekly 10/14/2016 page5)
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