Leaders Of African Nations Pose For A Group Picture During African Union Conference In Addis Ababa

Opening ceremony of the 20th African Union (AU) summit is held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Jan. 27, 2013. The 20th AU summit opened on Sunday in Addis Ababa, as Africa leaders gathered to discuss prominent issues facing the continent.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the opening ceremony of the 20th African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Jan. 27, 2013.

President of Benin Boni Yayi addresses the opening ceremony of the 20th African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Jan. 27, 2013.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the opening ceremony of the 20th African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Jan. 27, 2013.

President of the Republic of Ghana John Dramani Mahama addresses the opening ceremony of the 20th African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Jan. 27, 2013.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn (2nd R, front) receives a flag of the African Union (AU) from Benin’s President Boni Yayi during the 20th AU summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Jan. 27, 2013. Hailemariam Desalegn was elected as the new rotating chairperson of the AU at the opening ceremony of the 20th AU Summit held here on Sunday.

African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma addresses the opening ceremony of the 20th AU summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Jan. 27, 2013.

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud addresses the opening ceremony of the 20th African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Jan. 27, 2013. <Xinhua/Meng Chenguang>

Mali’s interim president Dioncounda Traore (R front) attends the opening ceremony of the 20th African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Jan. 27, 2013. <Xinhua/Michael Tewelde>

Heads of the African States pose for a group picture in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Sunday, Jan, 27, 2013, during the African Union Conference. African leaders met in the Ethiopian capital Sunday for talks dominated by the conflict in Mali as well as lingering territorial issues between the two Sudans. The African Union says it will deploy a force in Mali, where French troops are helping the Malian army to push back Islamist extremists whose rebellion threatens to divide the West African nation. <AP Photo>

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