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16 February, 2007 - Published 10:47 GMT


BBC Focus on Africa Magazine

From you: Snaps


A bicycle tradesman loaded with brushes and baskets

CLEAN SWEEP: This mobile tradesman in eastern Uganda can easily fulfil all your brush and basket needs. By Joseph Wanzusi, Mbale, Uganda

A young man with a copy of Focus on Africa magazine next to a Mercedes

STAYING INFORMED: A 27-year-old law graduate keeps up with current affairs via his radio and copy of our magazine. By Oyeyipo Olakumle Lekam, Bariga, Nigeria

Hair braiding

GETTING IN A TWIST: A young lady waits patiently while her friend braids her hair. By Frank Odika, Kaduna, Nigeria

A whale sculpture created from flip flops

FLIPPER: A life-sized whale being constructed out of 10,000 flip-flops collected from beaches along Kenya's coast. By Dipesh Pabari, Kenya

taking a penalty

TAKE YOUR BEST SHOT: A crowd urges on a female penalty taker while the goalkeeper gets ready to pounce. By Dairo Mustapha, Ubiaja, Nigeria

four Xhosa horsemen

MOUNTED CELEBRATION: Xhosa horsemen in traditional robes on the occasion of land transfer in South Africa's Eastern Cape. By Jesse Sage, East London, South Africa

schoolboy with case

BIG CASE, BIG FUTURE: A young student prepares for the new term at a boarding school. By Mwangi Mumero, Nyahururu, Kenya

These snaps appear in the April - June 2007 edition of BBC Focus on Africa Magazine.

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