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Here kitty, kitty: A tourist takes photos of a lion cub at Antelope Park in Gweru, Zimbabwe, on Jan 2. Lion Walk, which allows people to get closer to the animals, was introduced to the Park more than a decade ago as part of an ongoing conservation program to save African lions. Only cubs of age below 18 months are used for the Lion Walk. When they grow older, they are groomed for release into the wild to acquire hunting skills. Chen Yaqin / Xinhua |
Nature in the raw: A lioness hunts zebras in Kenya's Masai Mara National Reserve, on Dec 31. Sun Ruibo / Xinhua |
Fun time: Revelers take part in the annual minstrel parade, dubbed the Kaapse Klopse, in Cape Town, South Africa, on Jan 2. The parade dates to the mid-19th century, when slaves in Cape Town were given a day off on January 2. Linda Yee / Xinhua |
Premier meeting: The prime minister of Guinea-Bissau, Umarou Sissoko Embalo (left), and the Prime Minister of Burkina Faso Paul Kaba Thieba embrace during a reception at the international airport of Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, on Dec 29. Remi Zoeringre / Xinhua |


(China Daily Africa Weekly 01/06/2017 page5)
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