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China Daily Africa | Updated: 2016-04-01 09:43

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Way of the cross: Christians mark the journey to Calvary in Kampala, Uganda, on March 25, Good Friday, the holiday commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Joseph Kiggundu / Xinhua

Elevated athleticism: Cote d'Ivoire player Serge Aurier (right) vies with Sudan's Nazar Hamed during the 2017 Africa Cup Nations football qualification match at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny stadium in Abidjan on March 25. Cote d'Ivoire defeated Sudan 1:0. Yvan Sonh / Xinhua

Summit setting: Madagascar's President Hery Rajaonarimampianina (right) and Michaelle Jean, secretary general of the International Organization of La Francophonie, walk to the president's office in Antananarivo, capital of Madagascar, on March 23. Madagascar will host French speaking countries at the 16th summit meeting of La Francophonie from Nov 15 to 20. Eric Laperozy / Xinhua

Friends in learning: Cooper Qu (right), deputy chief executive officer of Huawei Ethiopia, shakes hands with Mekonnen Tesafye, country director of Techno Brain Ethiopia, during a partnership ceremony in Addis Ababa on March 24. Huawei, the Chinese telecom giant, and Techno Brain, a custom software application provider, officially launched the Huawei Authorized Learning Partnership in Ethiopia. Michael Tewelde / Xinhua

Somalia protest: Local residents take part in a rally against the United Nations' Somalia and Eritrea Monitoring Group in Mogadishu, Somalia, on March 26. Thousands of Somali people staged a rally against the SEMG. Faisal Isse / Xinhua

Drought damage: A worker walks past bales of tobacco leaves as the 2016 sale season begins at the Tobacco Sales Floor in Harare, Zimbabwe, on March 30. The output of tobacco, Zimbabwe's top export earner, is expected to fall by 15 percent to 160 million kg in 2016 as an El Nino induced drought has left up to four million people in need of food aid, officials estimate. Stringer / Xinhua

(China Daily Africa Weekly 04/01/2016 page5)

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