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China Daily Africa | Updated: 2017-03-24 08:34

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Water crisis: Herders move their livestock on March 5 in Marsabit, one of the regions of Kenya most severely hit by drought. The United Nations launched a $166 million appeal on March 16 to urgently address the crisis, which has affected an estimated 2.7 million people. Pan Siwei / Xinhua

Smoke screening: A buyer checks the quality of tobacco during the first day of the marketing season at Boka Tobacco Auction Floors in Harare, Zimbabwe, on March 15. Zimbabwe's 2017 tobacco marketing season opened on March 15 with the highest price at $4.60 per kilogram, compared with $3.50 last year. Xinhua

Reminder of home: Members of the Chinese community perform a dragon dance during the annual Cape Town Carnival in South Africa on March 18. The event, which kicked off in the evening, attracted thousands of spectators. Armando Herdade / Xinhua

Majestic: Wildebeest walk past a horse at Lake Naivasha, Kenya, on March 19. The lake is the second-largest freshwater lake in Kenya and a noted scenic spot for tourists. Pan Siwei / Xinhua

Struggle for life: Two mothers give their children water on March 20 at the Internally Displaced Persons camp in Doolow, a town on the border of Somalia. One in seven Somali children die before their fifth birthday. Acute malnutrition weakens the immune system, which makes children more susceptible to diseases such as measles. Sun Ruibo / Xinhua

Happy day: Gondo primary school students perform on March 21 during Namibia's 27th Independence Day celebration at the Rundu Sports Stadium in the northeastern part of the country. Namibia gained independence from South Africa in 1990. Nampa / Xinhua

(China Daily Africa Weekly 03/24/2017 page5)