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Reuters photographers took the streets of
cities across the continent to capture traders and hawkers
selling everything from Santa hats and fake beards to colorful
tinsel and shiny tree baubles.In Nairobi, Joseph Muli said trees
and inflatable Santas were his best-selling items.
In mainly-Muslim Dakar and in Abuja - whose population is split
roughly evenly between Christians and Muslims - vendors Pap
Modoo and Eko Onyewuchi both said they sold a lot of festive
hats.
"Christmas is very important in my country," said Abidjan street
vendor Kone Aicha. "People like to celebrate and they buy lot of
goods even if the prices are high."
Like others she bought her stock locally - from Chinese
merchants.
(Reporting by Luc Gnago, Zohra Bensemra, Thomas Mukoya and
Afolabi Sotunde; Writing by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; editing by
John Stonestreet)
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