[Dakar, Senegal; May 1. Image via Getty]

A woman shouts slogans as demonstrators carry banners in the streets of Dakar during a rally to mark May Day in the Senegalese capitale on May 1, 2009. Rallies were held around the world, with organisers everywhere promising to highlight public anger over the crippling recession which has seen millions lose their jobs. AFP PHOTO GEORGES GOBET (Photo credit should read GEORGES GOBET/AFP/Getty Images)