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China Daily Africa | Updated: 2017-01-27 08:47

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Celebration: Artists from China and Benin sing during Benin's celebration of the Chinese New Year in Cotonou, the country's largest city, on Jan 21. Chinese artists performed music, choreography and acrobatics. It was the eighth time the West African country had organized celebrations for Chinese New Year. Seraphin Zounyekpe / Xinhua

Rich pickings: An Ethiopian dressed as the Chinese God of Wealth (right front) hands out gifts to Chinese passengers during a special event held at the Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, on Jan 20. Michael Tewelde / Xinhua

Last orders: Harare City Council and Zimbabwe Republic Riot Police raid food vendors in the central business district of Harare on Jan 19. The council issued a 48-hour ultimatum on Jan 11 for all illegal food vendors in the city to stop operations as it steps up efforts to contain a typhoid outbreak that has claimed two lives. Xinhua

Holy day: Orthodox Church followers celebrate the baptism of Jesus - a celebration known as "Timkat" in the Amharic language - in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, on Jan 19. Timkat, a colorful religious festival, ranks only second in importance to Christmas for Ethiopia's 40 million Orthodox Church followers and draws tens of thousands into the capital's streets each January 19 and 20. Michael Tewelde / Xinhua

Health protest: Kenyan medical students protest on the streets of Nairobi, the country's capital, on Jan 19. They are calling for the government's quick intervention to end the ongoing health crisis which has caused near-total paralysis in the healthcare sector. Charles Onyango / Xinhua

Pay fury: A man shouts slogans during a strike by staff members from public universities in Nairobi, capital of Kenya, on Jan 19. Kenyan universities were paralyzed as faculty members and subordinate workers went on strike, citing the government's failure to honor a pay increase agreed upon in 2013. Pan Siwei / Xinhua

(China Daily Africa Weekly 01/27/2017 page5)