Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (R) speaks with his Senegalese counterpart Abdoulaye Wade upon his arrival at Dakar airport on April 14, 2008 on the eve of a summit of the the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD), an ambitious blueprint to ensure good overall governance in countries across the continent. South African President Thabo Mbeki, his Nigerian counterpart Umaru Yar'Adua, his Ethiopian counterpart Meles Zenawi will also attend. Abdoulaye Wade, who helped set up the NEPAD wants a "turn-around and re-orientation of NEPAD" after he admitted that seven years after its launch, it had produced few concrete results. AFP PHOTO/SEYLLOU (Photo credit should read SEYLLOU/AFP via Getty Images)