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China Daily Africa | Updated: 2016-03-11 08:59

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Preventing poaching: A wildlife guard from Save the Elephants who gave his name only as David stands watch at Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, on March 1. Northern Kenya's Samburu region has the second largest group of elephants in the country. Elephant defenders have watched them day and night for the past 18 years. Sun Ruibo / Xinhua

Proud pupils: Primary school students march during Ghana's 59th Independence Day celebration at Independence Square in Accra, capital of Ghana, on March 6. The former British colony of Gold Coast declared independence on March 6, 1957. Lin Xiaowei / Xinhua

Waste not, want not: A woman from the Kibera slum makes postcards with recycled paper at the nearby Kipepeo Designs workshop in Nairobi, Kenya, on March 7. The workshop teaches 16 women from Kibera how to create handmade products out of office waste paper. Sun Ruibo / Xinhua

Grape stompers: Children engage in a traditional method of making wine during the Grape Harvest Festival in Cape Town, South Africa, on March 6. The month-long festival usually starts in February and lasts until the end of the harvest. Willem Van der Merwe / Xinhua

A fine balance: Burkinabe women take part in a procession during an International Women's Day celebration in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, on March 8. The day marks women's achievements throughout history and across nations. Remi Zoeringre / Xinhua

Joint prosperity: A girl attends the groundbreaking ceremony for a new phase-one liquefied natural gas processing plant on the outskirts of Djibouti city, Djibouti, on March 3. The plant, built by a joint venture involving China, is valued at $2.63 billion and covers 50 hectares. Michael Tewelde / Xinhua

(China Daily Africa Weekly 03/11/2016 page5)

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