Abdoulaye Diop, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Integration and International Cooperation of the Republic of Mali, attends a meeting of foreign ministers from Sahel countries that back dialogue in Mali on June 16, 2014 in the Algerian capital Algiers. AFP PHOTO / FAROUK BATICHE (Photo credit should read FAROUK BATICHE/AFP/Getty Images)
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