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China Daily Africa | Updated: 2015-07-24 09:36

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High-tech dance: Performers dance during Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games at Monte Casino in Johannesburg, South Africa, on July 15. The show, directed by Irish dancer Michael Flatley, uses holographic-effect projections. Zhai Jianlan / Xinhua

Obama's visit: Collins Okello puts the final touches on US President Barack Obama's portrait at his Kisumu Art Gallery Studios in Kenya on July 17. Okello hopes to deliver the portrait to Obama as a gift. Obama will attend the annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Kenya on July 25-26. Obama's father, who was Kenyan, is buried at Kogelo village in Siaya county in the Lake Victoria region. Simbi Kusimba / Xinhua

Old ties: Marieme Dadah, wife of Mauritania's late, founding president Moktar Ould Daddah, stands with historical photos at a Chinese embassy event celebrating the 50th anniversary of the start of China-Mauritania diplomatic relations, in Nouakchott, Mauritania, on July 20. Wang Meng / Xin Hua

Westgate reborn: Customers visit Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, as it reopened on July 18. The upscale shopping mall had been closed nearly two years ago after a terrorist attack claimed 67 lives. It reopened amid tight security. Pan Siwei / Xinhua

Casting a ballot: A Burundian soldier casts his ballot during the presidential election in Bujumbura, capital of Burundi, on July 21. At least 3.8 million Burundians cast their votes in a presidential poll boycotted by the country's main opposition groups. Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza was vying for a third term in office. Yang Mengxi / Xinhua

A stellar start: Famed Barcelona soccer star Lionel Messi (front left) and Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba (in yellow suit) attend the foundation laying ceremony on July 17 of Port-Gentil stadium, which will host the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations matches in Port Gentil, Gabon. Xinhua

(China Daily Africa Weekly 07/24/2015 page5)

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