The conference marks the anniversary of the gathering in Bandung, Indonesia, that first brought together leaders from many newly independent nations to discuss collective peace, security and economic issues.
Asian African Conference 60th Anniversary
People walk in front a poster of prominent attendees of the 1955 Asian-African Conference on Asia Afrika street in Bandung, Indonesia, April 24, 2015. Leaders of Asian and African nations attended a commemoration ceremony on Friday marking 60 years since the commemoration of the Asian-African Conference.
People throng Merdeka street in Bandung, Indonesia, April 24, 2015.
A man using an electricity generator in front of his shop. (K. Omar for VOA)
Visitors and revelers react at the prehistoric stones of the Stonehenge monument at dawn on Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year, near Amesbury in south west Britain.
Women pose for pictures with a statue of Indonesia's first president Soekarno in Bandung, Indonesia, April 24, 2015.