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| Health boost: South Sudanese President Salva Kiir (right) shakes hands with Chinese engineers during a groundbreaking ceremony for the commencement of the China-aided project for modernization and expansion of Juba Teaching Hospital in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, on Sept 30. The project is part of $33 million worth of medical assistance pledged by the Chinese government to improve South Sudan's health sector. Gale Julius / Xinhua |
| Holy fire: Followers of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church celebrate Demera, the tradition of holding a bonfire on the eve of the Meskel religious festival, in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, on Sept 26. Michael Tewelde / Xinhua |
| Military move: Turkish military commander Haluma Akara (front) plants a tree during the opening of the new Turkish military training base in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, on Sept 30. It is Turkey's biggest overseas military base, designed to cement bilateral ties and build a presence in East Africa, a Turkish military source said. Faisal Isse / Xinhua |
(China Daily Africa Weekly 10/06/2017 page5)
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