Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (R) shakes hands with Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore during a bilateral meeting ahead of the Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV) in Yokohama, Japan, May 27, 2008. (Xinhua/pool)(whj/lhn)

Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (R) shakes hands with Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi during a bilateral meeting ahead of the Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV) in Yokohama, Japan, May 27, 2008. (Xinhua/pool)

(Xinhua News Agency May 28, 2008)