Big Picture
| In remembrance: A woman in Nairobi holds a candle to mourn victims of the 2014 terror attack at Kenya's Moi University campus in Garissa. The second anniversary of the atrocity, in which Al-Shaabab militants killed 148 people, fell on April 2. John Okoyo / Xinhua |
| Focus of attention: Nigeria Police Force officers parade during the grand finale of "police week" in Abuja on April 1. Xinhua |
| Sweet relief: A worker stacks Chinese watermelons at the Sinay market in Mogadishu, Somalia, on April 2. The fruit is popular during summer months. Faisal Isse / Xinhua |
| Eyes on the prize: Namibia striker Hendrik Somaeb (in red) and Burundi's Selemani Ndikumana and Karim Nizigiyimana compete for the ball during a 2017 African Cup of Nations qualification match at Sam Nujoma Stadium in Windhoek, capital of Namibia, on March 29. Burundi shocked Namibia 3-1. Nampa / Xinhua |
| Lion attack: People take photos of a lion that was shot dead by Kenya Wildlife Service rangers after it attacked a man in Isinya, an area southeast of Nairobi, on March 30. Allan Mutiso / Xinhua |
| Tusk task: Kenya Wildlife Service workers load ivory onto a container at the environmental group's headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, on April 4. Kenyan authorities will destroy about 105 metric tons of illegally sourced ivory and 1 ton of rhino horn on April 30. Allan Mutiso / Xinhua |
(China Daily Africa Weekly 04/08/2016 page5)
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