The project was first held on February 28 2002 with nearly 100 photographers from 26 countries around the world taking photographs of Africans as they go about their daily life in 53 African countries.

Photojournalists had 24 hours to document the entire continent of Africa. In this 24-hour journey, the photographers had to capture images that celebrated the diversity of Africa's people, geography and customs.

The assignment took them from the busy markets of Marrakesh to the windswept deserts of Namibia. They documented the mountain gorillas of Rwanda, a sultan's court in Niger, the hip Lagos music scene, and the quiet dignity of a Zambian HIV/AIDS hospice. With access to homes, schools, and workplaces across the continent, photographers created a tapestry of African life as it is lived on one day.

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The results of the photo shoot are available in a 288-page book, titled A Day in the Life of Africa. The book includes 250 colour and black and white photos. The photo book is published in America, Canada, France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. All publishing profits will go to charity - supporting HIV/AIDS education programmes in Africa.