Vice President of Democratic Republic of Congo Abdoulaye Yerodia Ndombasi(Right,front) inspects the guard of honor upon his arrival at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, Nov. 2, 2006. Abdoulaye Yerodia Ndombasi is in Beijing for the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), which is scheduled for Nov. 4-5. (Xinhua Photo)  Photo Gallery >>>

Vice President of Democratic Republic of Congo Abdoulaye Yerodia Ndombasi arrived in Beijing Thursday evening for the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.

Forty eight African countries that have diplomatic relations with China are to participate in the two-day summit scheduled to start on Nov. 4.