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China Daily Africa | Updated: 2017-03-31 08:42

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Three winners: The new Miss South Africa, Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters (center), poses with first runner-up Ade van Heerden (left) and second runner-up Boipelo Mabe at the Miss South Africa 2017 Pageant and Celebration in Sun City, North West Province, South Africa, on March 26. Nel-Peters, a 21-year-old part-time model from Sedgefield in Western Cape Province, won a prize of 1 million rand - about $80,000. Zhai Jianlan / Xinhua

Daredevils: Two runners and their children participate in the 2017 Daredevil Run around the Johannesburg Zoo, in Johannesburg, South Africa, on March 24. About 2,500 men took part. The charity event also kicked off in three other South African cities - Cape Town, Durban and Nelspruit - on the same day. Organizers try to raise public awareness about cancer prevention through the 5 kilometer runs, as they believe prevention is easier than cure. Zhai Jianlan / Xinhua

Leaders meet: Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta (right) and visiting Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed attend a press conference at the State House in Nairobi, Kenya, on March 23. The Somali president began his first state visit to Kenya on March 23 ahead of a special summit of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, which was held on March 25. Pan Siwei / Xinhua

Splash: A student gets water from a tap on World Water Day, March 22, in Murang'a, Kenya. According to the United Nations World Water Development Report, more than 800,000 deaths worldwide each year result from contaminated drinking water and improper hand washing. John Okoyo / Xinhua

Saving grace: Gayaza Primary School pupils perform during an agriculture and business exhibition in Wakiso district, Uganda, on March 24. Women from the district put on the exhibition. Ugandan Minister for Primary Education Rosemary Sseninde advised the women to develop a culture of saving money to help start up businesses. Joseph Kiggundu / Xinhua

Catch of the day: A man carries a sailfish to market in the Xamar Weyne district of Mogadishu, Somalia, on March 23. With more than 3,000 km of coastline, Somalia has rich fishery resources, and many people in Mogadishu rely on fishing for a living. Sun Ruibo / Xinhua

(China Daily Africa Weekly 03/31/2017 page5)