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China Daily Africa | Updated: 2017-02-10 08:56

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Royal guest: South Sudan's President Salva Kiir (right) talks with Moroccan King Mohammed VI (center) in Juba, capital of South Sudan, on Feb 1. The two countries signed nine agreements to bolster bilateral ties and cooperation in agriculture, trade and infrastructure development. The agreements were reached during a two-day official visit by the king, his first state visit since Morocco was readmitted to the African Union. Julius Gale / Xinhua

Pay plea: Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union Secretary-General Ouma Oluga (right) hands a petition from doctors to a parliamentarian during a protest in Nairobi, the country's capital, on Jan 31. Kenyan doctors are demanding implementation of a Collective Bargaining Agreement signed in June 2013 by the government. The 57-day strike has paralyzed the nation's health sector. Charles Onyango / Xinhua

Cruel trade: Rangers load an elephant tusk recovered from poachers onto a waiting pick-up truck at Queen Elizabeth National Park in the western Ugandan district of Kasese, on Jan 31. Uganda has hailed China's decision to ban the ivory trade, saying that the move will be a great step toward saving the endangered animals in Africa. Ronald Ssekandi / Xinhua

(China Daily Africa Weekly 02/10/2017 page5)