Big picture
| Top flight: Ethiopian Airlines Group Chief Executive Officer Tewolde Gebremariam presents a certificate to a graduate during a ceremony in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, on Oct 7. Michael Tewelde / Xinhua |
| Style: Models on the runway during the 2017 Hub of Africa Addis Fashion Week in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, on Oct 6. Michael Tewelde / Xinhua |
| Wild splendor: A herd of elephants at the Hwange National Park in Matabeleland North Province, Zimbabwe. Located in the northwest corner of the country, the national park is the largest in Zimbabwe, occupying around 14,650 square kilometers. Chen Cheng / Xinhua |
| Fuel crisis: Vehicles line up at a fuel station in Bujumbura, the capital of Burundi. There has been a fuel shortage in the country for several days, paralyzing the transportation of people and goods. Evrard Ngendakumana / Xinhua |
| Market blaze: Kenya's largest open air market, Gikomba, in downtown Nairobi, was razed on Oct 6 in a huge fire suspected to have been started by business rivals. Chen Yaqin / Xinhua |
| Big day: Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and top security officers take part in the country's independence anniversary celebrations in the capital, Kampala, on Oct 9. It was the 55th anniversary of the end of British colonial rule. Joseph Kiggundu / Xinhua |
(China Daily Africa Weekly 10/13/2017 page5)
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