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China Daily Africa | Updated: 2017-04-28 10:17

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WORK UNDERWAY: Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn lays a cornerstone for the first phase of the Medical City Center in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, on April 20.The construction project, by the Ethio-American Doctors Group, will cost $110 million. Michael Tewelde / Xinhua

SKILL TEST: A Tanzanian masonry worker participates in a labor skills contest for local staff working with Chinese companies, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on April 22.During the contest, 36 workers in six professions from Chinese companies competed, with 18 of them winning awards. Anthony Siame / Xinhua

LEARNING TO UNDERSTAND: Fan Shifen, a Chinese teacher, instructs a Chinese language class in Cotonou, Benin, on April 21.To promote better understanding of Benin and Chinese culture, a one-day Chinese language teachers' training workshop was held. A dozen local teachers took part. Seraphin Zounyekpe / Xinhua

MEAL TIME: A woman peels a cassava in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. The cassava is used to prepare a dish called attieke. Village women organize themselves into production lines to produce large quantities of this popular dish, which is served with a sauce and fried fish. Yvan Sonh / Xinhua

FLOOD RELIEF: A truck loaded with food donated by China in Harare, capital of Zimbabwe. On April 20, the Chinese embassy in the country handed over $60,000 worth of food to help hundreds of families affected by floods that hit southern parts of the country in February. Zhang Yuliang / Xinhua