President Hu meets five African presidents

Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) meets with Ghanaian President John Agyekum Kufuor at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Nov. 3, 2006.

Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) meets with President of Sierra Leone Alhaji Ahmed Tejan Kabbah at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Nov. 3, 2006.

Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) meets with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Nov. 3, 2006. Yoweri Museveni is in Beijing for the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), which is scheduled for Nov. 4-5.

Chinese President Hu Jintao (1st R) meets with Rwandan President Paul Kagame (2nd L) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Nov. 3, 2006. Paul Kagame is in Beijing for the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), which is scheduled for Nov. 4-5.

Chinese President Hu Jintao (2nd R) meets with President of Congo Denis Sassou-Nguesso (2nd L) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Nov. 3, 2006. Denis Sassou-Nguesso is in Beijing for the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), which is scheduled for Nov. 4-5.