Bono teams up with Colombian rocker Juanes

Updated 15.03 Fri May 30 2008

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Colombian rocker Juanes has teamed up with U2 frontman Bono to make a stand against world poverty.

The pair flew out to Yokohama in Japan in a peaceful protest in conjunction with the Tokyo International Conference on African Development ahead of the upcoming G8 summit.

Both Bono and Juanes are famous for their humanitarian work

Both Bono and Juanes are famous for their humanitarian work. Juanes set up the Mi Sangre Foundation to aid landmine victims in Colombia and Bono is an avid campaigner on African issues.

At this conference the Irish rocker compaired Africa's economic woes to Ireland's problems under British rule.

He told 40 African heads of state: "We came out of colonisation, we had to deal with the British, we have a lot in common with Africa."