Snapshots
| Fair exchange: Attendants display a Chinese 100-yuan note and a Kenyan 1,000 shilling bill on July 22 at the opening of a branch of the National Bank of Kenya that will host a clearing house for Chinese currency in Nairobi. The service will expedite settlement of trade deals. Sun Ruibo / Xinhua |
| Chosen one: Sylvania Chelsea Fandohan (center), winner of the Miss Benin 2015 pageant, poses with runners-up Ornella Fereira Lokonon (left) and Larine Ekperigni in Cotonou, Benin's largest city and economic capital, on July 26. Polycarpe Toviho / Xinhua |
| Pint-sized performers: Children perform during Benin's Third Chinese Martial Arts Club Competition in Cotonou, Benin, on July 25. The competition drew more than 60 martial arts clubs and about 5,000 competitors. Xinhua |
| Field of dreams: A man works in a rice field in Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar, on July 22. Farmers using Chinese hybrid rice are prospering because the harvest has been almost tripled. Dong Ruifeng / Xinhua |
| The gnu way to go: Wildebeest wade across the Mara River in Kenya's Maasai Mara National Park on July 26. The park is world famous for its varied population of wild animals. Tian Guangyu / Xinhua |
| Helping tradition: Doctor Wang Peng (left) examines a patient at Katutura State Hospital in Windhoek, capital of Namibia, on July 22. The Chinese medical team has four doctors and nurses from Zhejiang province trained in traditional Chinese medicine. Wu Changwei / Xinhua |
(China Daily Africa Weekly 07/31/2015 page5)
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