A labourer walks in front a poster at the construction site of Africa pavilion at the 2010 World Expo site in Shanghai, November 3, 2009. The fourth ministerial meeting of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) will be held in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh from November 8 to 9. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, and leaders from other African countries will attend the opening ceremony, Xinhua News Agency reported. Picture taken November 3, 2009. Reuters Pictures 3 weeks ago

A labourer walks in front a poster at the construction site of Africa pavilion at the 2010 World Expo site in Shanghai, November 3, 2009. The fourth ministerial meeting of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) will be held in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh from November 8 to 9. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, and leaders from other African countries will attend the opening ceremony, Xinhua News Agency reported. Picture taken November 3, 2009.

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