On February 28th, 2002 95 photojournalists from 26 countries spread across the African continent for a 24-hour photo shoot. Their mission was to capture the day-to-day life of Africans. Over 50,000 photos were taken and 250 were selected for the book "A Day in the Life of Africa" the proceeds of which will fund AIDS-education programs in Africa. The photo exhibition has toured across the United States and is presently on display in the lobby of the United Nations building in New York City.

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Day in the Life photographer Alex Majoli spent shoot day in the east African harbor of Djibouti, a sweltering crossroads and gritty gateway to the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea. Using one small Olympus C4040 camera, Majoli captured these digital images of a vibrant city-state on the continent's eastern edge.