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| GOLDEN GIRL: Chinese athlete Gong Luying celebrates after winning a gold medal in the girls' long jump for a leap of 6.37 meters at the 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships in Nairobi, capital of Kenya, on July 16. Daniel Ooko / Xinhua |
| TAKEN OUT: Zimbabwe has banned the use of expanded polystyrene, known in the country as Kaylite, as it moves to protect the health of consumers and stop massive pollution caused by wanton discarding. Xinhua |
| WOMEN'S DAY: Members of Nyakinyua, a women's cultural association from the Kikuyu tribe in Nyeri county, perform a traditional ceremony in Nyeri town, central Kenya, on July 16. The ceremony celebrates women graduating to motherhood then grandmotherhood. Such practices are gaining momentum nationally due to a government initiative aimed at promoting native culture. Allan Mutiso / Xinhua |
| LEADER VOTES: Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso votes in Ouenze, Brazzaville, on July 16 during Congo's parliament elections. Xinhua |
| PULLING OUT: African Union Special Representative for Somalia Francisco Madeira (right) and Somali Minister of Education Abdirahman Dahir Osman (left) exchange a document on the withdrawal of Burundian soldiers, who were part of an AU mission in Somalia, during an event in Mogadishu, capital of Somalia, on July 11. Faisal Isse / Xinhua |
(China Daily Africa Weekly 07/21/2017 page5)
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