Snapshots

Rhythm section: Conductor Richard Cock asks the audience to clap along during a performance of Radetzky March by the Johannesburg Festival Orchestra at Linder Auditorium on Jan 23. The event was part of the eighth annual Johannesburg International Mozart Festival in South Africa. Zhai Jianlan / Xinhua |
Cooking up a treat: A Zambian chef makes noodles during a temple fair to celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year in Lusaka, the Zambian capital, on Jan 24. Peng Lijun / Xinhua |
Dry spell: A herder leads cattle to graze on a field in Gutu in Zimbabwe's Masvingo province on Jan 21. Most farmers have lost livestock due to the unusual drought caused by the El Nino affecting many parts of southern Africa. Xinhua |
Remembering the fallen: A vigil is held at Uhuru Park Grounds in Nairobi on Jan 21 to honor the Kenya Defence Forces soldiers who were killed in Somalia during a recent attack by al-Shabaab militants on Amisom Camp. John Okoyo / Xinhua |
Finders keepers: A treasure hunter armed with a metal detector digs in the sand in the hope of finding a prize during a treasure hunt on Swakopmund Beach on the west coast of Namibia on Jan 24. Wu Changwei / Xinhua |
(China Daily Africa Weekly 01/29/2016 page5)
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