Snapshots

Happy feet: Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta dances with students during a graduation ceremony at National Youth Service College in Gilgil, about 120 kilometers northwest of Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, on April 23. Established in 1964, the college is a training ground for underprivileged youths. Pan Siwei / Xinhua |
On right track: Cao Baogang, chairman of China Civil Engineering Construction Corp, and Ibikunle Amosu, governor of Ogun, exchange documents that agree on a railway line project in Abeokuta, southwest Nigeria, on April 27. Guan Shuai / Xinhua |
Flames of emotion: Residents in the Nyakabiga neighborhood of Bujumbura, capital of Burundi, walk in a street where tires were set ablaze during a protest on April 26 against a third term for President Pierre Nkurunziza. Li Jing / Xinhua |
Racing ahead: Ethiopian athlete Haile Gebreselassie displays a ZTE smartphone at a promotional event for 4G products in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, on April 23. ZTE, a Chinese provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, on April 29 announced it had appointed Gebreselassie as a brand ambassador. Michael Tewelde / Xinhua |
Decision time: A crowd watches volunteers counting votes in Togo's presidential elections, in the capital Lome, on April 25. About 3.5 million Togolese were expected to cast their vote. Li Jing / Xinhua |
Walk for peace: Protesters hold placards during the People's March Against Xenophobia, in Johannesburg, South Africa, on April 23. Thousands of South Africans and foreigners joined in the event to call for an end to xenophobic violence. Zhai Jianlan / Xinhua |
(China Daily Africa Weekly 05/01/2015 page5)
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