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China Daily Africa | Updated: 2015-09-11 09:38

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Civics lesson: Teachers from Kenyan public schools demonstrate outside the Kenya National Union of Teachers offices in Nairobi on Sept 7. They protested not having received a salary increase of 50 to 60 percent awarded by the Kenyan Supreme Court. Teachers were on strike for a second week since schools opened for the third term. John Okoyo / Xinhua

Looking for home: Internally displaced persons from Partaker estate demonstrate at the entrance of the National Human Rights Commission in Abuja, Nigeria, on Sept 3. They protested poor living conditions and eviction from their camp. Olatunji Obasa / Xinhua

Tough task: Kenya's National Disaster Management Unit searches for survivors in the debris of a collapsed building at Ongata Rongai in Kajiado county, Kenya, on Sept 6. At least two people died after a building under construction fell. John Okoyo / Xinhua

Fight like an Egyptian: Boxers put on an exhibition during the All Africa Games in Brazzaville, Congo, on Sept 6. Pharaoh Renovated Boxing reportedly has its roots in ancient Egypt and became a competitive sport at the 11th All African Games. Congolese Jean Samba synthesized the sport with traditional sub-Saharan styles. Wang Bo / Xinhua

Kenyan gold: Julius Yego, Kenyan javelin world champion, waves to the crowd after he arrived in Nairobi on Sept 1. The nation's team led the world at the 15th International Association of Athletics Federations World Athletics Championships in Beijing. Simbi Kusimba / Xinhua

Lively conversation: Students communicate using sign language as they sit outside a school for the deaf in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Aug 30. Faisal Isse / Xinhua

(China Daily Africa Weekly 09/11/2015 page5)

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