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| Tuning in: Sun Zhijun (third from left), vice-minister of the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, attends the launch ceremony for a satellite digital television project in Kajiado County, Kenya, on Nov 30. Chinese media company StarTimes launched the project as part of its long-term agenda to bridge the rural-urban information gap in the East African nation. Li Baishun / Xinhua |
| Carnival time: Nigerians take part in the 2016 Abuja Carnival in the country's capital Abuja on Dec 4. Part of the carnival is the Durbar, a competitive event involving the decoration of camels and horses. The aim is to exhibit sportsmanship, chivalry and military loyalty. Olatunji Obasa / Xinhua |
(China Daily Africa Weekly 12/09/2016 page5)
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