In pics: Confucius Institute of Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar in Senegal

Koumakh Bakhoum (L) teaches Chinese lesson at the Confucius Institute of Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, Senegal, July 18, 2018. The 30-year-old Bakhoum was a graduate student majoring in International Chinese Language Education at Dalian University of Foreign Languages in China. He is now a teacher teaching Chinese language at Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar. "Learning Chinese language has opened a door for me and I hope to become an envoy to promote friendship between China and Senegal by teaching Chinese language and culture in my country," said Bakhoum. (Xinhua/Lyu Shuai)