Snapshots
| Regiment disbanded: Burkina Faso army soldiers patrol the capital, Ouagadougou, on Sept 30. In a disarmament process that began four days earlier, the transition government approved the dissolution of the 1,300-strong Regiment of Presidential Security. Remi Zoeringre / Xinhua |
| Deadly blasts: Nigerian security officers inspect the scene of a suicide bomb attack in Maiduguri, in the country's northeast, on Oct 2. Fourteen people were killed and 39 others injured in multiple blasts, the army said. Olatunji Obasa / Xinhua |
| Power protest: Cote d'Ivoireans in the capital, Abidjan, on Sept 28 protest against President Alassane Ouattara, who is seeking re-election on Oct 25. Yvan Sonh / Xinhua |
| Independence celebration: Children celebrate Botswana's 49th Independence Day in Gaborone, the capital, on Sept 30. Koone Boikaego / Xinhua |
| For the love of animals: A local in Nairobi with Chinese youths during a demonstration in the Kenyan capital on Oct 3 aimed at drawing attention to protecting wildlife. Ye Jinkai / Xinhua |
| Back to school: Pupils in Nairobi during a lesson after Kenya's public schools reopened on Oct 5 following a five-week teachers' strike. Teachers' unions said a court ruling meant they and their employers had 90 days to resolve their dispute. Simbi Kusimba / Xinhua |
(China Daily Africa Weekly 10/09/2015 page5)
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