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22 May, 2008 - Published 14:00 GMT


BBC Focus on Africa Magazine

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Malawi: A group of students enjoy a relaxing dip in Lake Malawi's Senga Bay, an area just outside the capital, Lilongwe, popular with tourists.

A group of students enjoy a relaxing dip in Lake Malawi's Senga Bay, an area just outside the capital, Lilongwe, popular with tourists. From Deanna Clark, Vancouver, Canada

A crowd of delighted local people celebrate new wells coming into operation near Jima

Ethiopia: A crowd of delighted local people celebrate new wells coming into operation near Jima. From Anette Os, Ethiopia

Beautifully displayed carrots on sale at a market in Lagos

Nigeria: Beautifully displayed carrots on sale at a market in Lagos. From Aboyomi Afolabi, Lagos

Firefighters frantically try to manoeuvre a hose into position as a fire takes hold in a residential building in Madina in the suburbs of the capital, Accra

Ghana: Firefighters frantically try to manoeuvre a hose into position as a fire takes hold in a residential building in Madina in the suburbs of the capital, Accra. From Amasaba Abdul-Yakeen Aluizah, Accra

Two men enjoy the view from their double-storey shack in the Diepsloot squatter camp outside Johannesburg

South Africa: Two men enjoy the view from their double-storey shack in the Diepsloot squatter camp outside Johannesburg. From Warren Mabona, South Africa

A palm wine tapper returns from the forests of Joe Town after a long day's work

Sierra Leone: A palm wine tapper returns from the forests of Joe Town after a long day's work. From Edward Kargbo, Freetown

These images appear in the July - September 2008 edition of BBC Focus on Africa Magazine.

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