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China Daily Africa | Updated: 2016-04-22 08:08

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Day of freedom: Zimbabwean artists perform a traditional dance during a celebration ceremony to mark the 36th anniversary of independence at Harare's National Sports Stadium on April 18. President Robert Mugabe attended and called for Zimbabweans to unite against corruption. Xinhua

Appeal for help: Jean Gilchrist, chief executive of the Kenya Society for the Protection and Care of Animals, at the organization's compound in Karen, Nairobi, on April 14. Gilchrist is appealing for funds to support the organization, which is suffering financially after the shutdown of Chase Bank Limited in Kenya. John Okoyo / Xinhua

Major construction: Workers at the Ziga-II water project, about 30 kilometers from Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, on April 14. When completed, the project is expected to have a throughput capacity of 7,500 cubic meters per hour, to ease water shortages at peak times. Remi Zoeringre / Xinhua

Good networking: Tjekero Tweya, the Namibian minister of information and communication technology, speaks after a demonstration of a new 4.5G telecommunications network in Windhoek on April 14. The ministry and Chinese company Huawei together arranged the demo, the first in Africa. Wu Changwei / Xinhua

Back to school: Students get down to work at Somali National University in Mogadishu on April 17. The university, which reopened in 2014, has 755 students, six teachers and a team of master's and PhD candidates steering academic and administrative operations. Faisal Isse / Xinhua

Festival of peace: Dancers perform during the Nzem Berom Festival in Jos, Nigeria, on April 15. The theme of this year's event was "A Cultural Brand for Unity, Peace and Progress". Abdulahi Alabi / Xinhua

(China Daily Africa Weekly 04/22/2016 page5)

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