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WATER CRISIS: Local people transport containers of water on a donkey cart in Gode district in the Ethiopian Somali Regional State on Sept 1. Heads of three UN food agencies have jointly called on the global community to strengthen drought relief in Ethiopia. Michael Tewelde / Xinhua |
FESTIVAL: Offerings are made in a mosque on Sept 1 during Eid al-Adha celebrations in Nairobi, capital of Kenya. Lyu Shuai / Xinhua |
FESTIVAL FUN: Locals attend the Durban Festival in Kano State, northern Nigeria, on Sept 2. Olatunji Obasa / Xinhua |

FUTURE OF TRAVEL: Kenyan officials display e-passports at Nyayo House in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, on Aug 31. Kenya has launched an electronic passport with advanced features to boost efficient, secure and traceable cross-border movement of people and goods. Nyalwash / Xinhua |
(China Daily Africa Weekly 09/08/2017 page5)
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