The two-session round tables of Chinese and African leaders attending the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) opens at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing November 5, 2006. President Hu Jintao, 41 heads of state, government and senior officials of 48 African countries, Alpha Oumar Konare, chairman of the Commission of the African Union (AU) attended the landmark gathering. (China.org.cn, 17thcongress.org.cn)