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China Daily Africa | Updated: 2015-12-11 09:42

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Hand in hand: From left, Chinese Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, South Africa's Minister for International Relations and Cooperation Nkoana Mashabane and Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies during the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Pretoria, South Africa, on Dec 3. Pan Siwei / Xinhua

Curious about China: A reader browses in the Chinese literature section at a bookstore in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Dec 3. The city staged a one-week exhibition of Chinese books starting Dec 3. Sun Ruibo / Xinhua

Rock, meet Nugget: Paulus "The Rock" Ambunda (right) goes toe to toe with Jason "Nugget" Cooper to defend his Namibia International Boxing Organisation's world super bantamweight title in Windhoek on Dec 5. Ambunda won in a unanimous decision. Nampa / Xinhua

Silo collapse: Workers with the Kenya Red Cross and National Disaster Management Unit carry one of the two people killed when a silo at Uzuri Feeds Ltd in Nairobi collapsed on Dec 2. Three others were still missing. Simbi Kusimba / Xinhua

Carrying the juice: Women carry clay pots filled with omagongo, or marula juice, in Windhoek, Namibia, on Dec 3. The nation's Marula Fruit Festival, held in the spring, was recently added to the United Nations' Intangible Cultural Heritage list. Nampa / Xinhua

Insistent inventor: Asmelash Zeferu, 35, who lives in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, built a plane in his backyard after watching tutorials on YouTube. He said his childhood dream was to be a pilot. He built his plane after being rejected by the Ethiopian Airlines Aviation Academy. Michael Tewelde / Xinhua

(China Daily Africa Weekly 12/11/2015 page5)

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