French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his Congolese counterpart Joseph Kabila (L) shake hands after Nicolas Sarkozy's speech at the parliament in Kinshasa on March 26, 2009. Nicolas Sarkozy called Thursday for a 'new momentum' on cooperation in Africa's troubled Great Lakes region, in a keynote speech to lawmakers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Sarkozy made the appeal in an address to a special sitting of parliament in Kinshasa on the first leg of a lightning three-nation visit which was to end on Friday. Getty Images logo Getty Images 8 months ago

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his Congolese counterpart Joseph Kabila (L) shake hands after Nicolas Sarkozy's speech at the parliament in Kinshasa on March 26, 2009. Nicolas Sarkozy called Thursday for a 'new momentum' on cooperation in Africa's troubled Great Lakes region, in a keynote speech to lawmakers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Sarkozy made the appeal in an address to a special sitting of parliament in Kinshasa on the first leg of a lightning three-nation visit which was to end on Friday.

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  1. Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe (R) and his Democratic Republic of Congo counterpart Joseph Kabila speak to the media after their meeting at the State House in Harare, November 2, 2009. Kabila is in the country to mediate between Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai over outstanding issues of the Global Political Agreement (GPA).

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  1. Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe (R) and his Democratic Republic of Congo counterpart Joseph Kabila speak to the media after their meeting at the State House in Harare, November 2, 2009. Kabila is in the country to mediate between Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai over outstanding issues of the Global Political Agreement (GPA).
  2. Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe (R) and his Democratic Republic of Congo counterpart Joseph Kabila speak to the media after their meeting at the State House in Harare, November 2, 2009. Kabila is in the country to mediate between Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai over outstanding issues of the Global Political Agreement (GPA).
  3. Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe (R) meets his Democratic Republic of Congo counterpart Joseph Kabila at the State House in Harare, November 2, 2009. Kabila is in the country to mediate between Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai over outstanding issues of the Global Political Agreement (GPA).
  4. Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, right and Congolese President Joseph Kabila, seen, after their meeting at State House, in Harare, Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. A spokesman for Zimbabwe's prime minister says the country's neighbors will hold a summit this week to try to break an impasse that threatens the southern African nation's unity government. Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai announced a partial withdrawal from the unity government Oct. 16, citing a surge in political violence and accusing longtime ruler President Robert Mugabe of undermining the coalition.
  5. Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, right and Congolese President Joseph Kabila, seen, after their meeting at State House, in Harare, Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. A spokesman for Zimbabwe's prime minister says the country's neighbors will hold a summit this week to try to break an impasse that threatens the southern African nation's unity government. Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai announced a partial withdrawal from the unity government Oct. 16, citing a surge in political violence and accusing longtime ruler President Robert Mugabe of undermining the coalition.
  6. Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, right and Congolese President Joseph Kabila, seen, after their meeting at State House, in Harare, Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. A spokesman for Zimbabwe's prime minister says the country's neighbors will hold a summit this week to try to break an impasse that threatens the southern African nation's unity government. Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai announced a partial withdrawal from the unity government Oct. 16, citing a surge in political violence and accusing longtime ruler President Robert Mugabe of undermining the coalition.
  7. Heads of states and governments (L-R) Angola Prime Minister Paulo Kassoma, Lesotho Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili, Botswana President Ian Khama, King Mswati III of Swaziland, SADC executive secretary Tomaz Augusto Salomao, Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila, South Africa's President Jacob Zuma, Mozambique President Armando Em�o and Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe pose for a photograph at the Heads of Southern African Development Community (SADC) states meeting in Kinshasa, September 7, 2009. Southern African states are looking to hold a special summit on Zimbabwe as part of efforts to end a row over a power-sharing pact between its leaders, a spokesman for Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said on Monday.
  8. South Africa's President Jacob Zuma (R) and his Democratic Republic of Congo's counterpart Joseph Kabila arrive at the opening of the Heads of Southern African Development Community (SADC) states meeting in Kinshasa, September 7, 2009. Southern African states are looking to hold a special summit on Zimbabwe as part of efforts to end a row over a power-sharing pact between its leaders, a spokesman for Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said on Monday.
  9. PARIS - NOVEMBER 11: In this handout provided by the Israeli Government Press Office, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) meets with French President Nicholas Sarkozy on November 11, 2009 in Paris, France. Netanyahu was invited to visit France by Sarkozy on his return from his trip to America.
  10. PARIS - NOVEMBER 11: In this handout provided by the Israeli Government Press Office, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) meets with French President Nicholas Sarkozy on November 11, 2009 in Paris, France. Netanyahu was invited to visit France by Sarkozy on his return from his trip to America.
  11. France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) tastes a piece of cheese as he visits the National School of Dairy Industries in Poligny, eastern France, October 27, 2009. President Sarkozy said on Tuesday he will seek tougher European regulation in the milk sector from the start of next year as part of a package of measures to help France's struggling farmers.
  12. France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) visits the National School of Dairy Industries in Poligny, eastern France, October 27, 2009. President Sarkozy said on Tuesday he will seek tougher European regulation in the milk sector from the start of next year as part of a package of measures to help France's struggling farmers.
  13. France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) speaks with France's Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand (R) before inaugurating a major exhibit of art from Turkey at the Grand Palais in Paris October 9, 2009. Culture Minister Mitterrand is facing calls for his resignation for having written about paying boys for sex in Thailand, revelations that were made in a 2005 autobiography "The Bad Life". Jean-David Levitte (2ndL) is President Sarkozy's diplomatic advisor.
  14. A member of French CFDT trade-union from the world's largest steel maker ArcelorMittal in Hayange, eastern France, writes on a board the 2008 French President Nicolas Sarkozy' promises as the workers prepare a symbolic meeting with the president. In 2008, President Sarkozy engaged to come back to the ArcelorMittal nearest Gandrange site, threatened of closing. Plans for a partial shutdown of the Gandrange steel factory were postponed last year after Sarkozy urged owner Lakshmi Mittal to reconsider. Sarkozy, who visits other factories in the eastern region on October 8, 2009, promised to go later in ArcelorMittal sites, according to Secretary of State for Employment Laurent Wauquiez.
  15. Members of French CFDT trade-union from the world's largest steel maker ArcelorMittal in Hayange, eastern France, answer to journalists as they wait for the visit of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, preparing a symbolic meeting (with President's chair vacant). In 2008, President Sarkozy engaged to come back to the ArcelorMittal nearest Gandrange site, threatened of closing. Plans for a partial shutdown of the Gandrange steel factory were postponed last year after Sarkozy urged owner Lakshmi Mittal to reconsider. Sarkozy, who visits other factories in the eastern region on October 8, 2009, promised to go later in ArcelorMittal sites, according to Secretary of State for Employment Laurent Wauquiez.
  16. Members of French CFDT trade-union from the world's largest steel maker ArcelorMittal in Hayange, eastern France, answer to journalists as they wait for the visit of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, preparing a symbolic meeting (with President's chair vacant). In 2008, President Sarkozy engaged to come back to the ArcelorMittal nearest Gandrange site, threatened of closing. Plans for a partial shutdown of the Gandrange steel factory were postponed last year after Sarkozy urged owner Lakshmi Mittal to reconsider. Sarkozy, who visits other factories in the eastern region on October 8, 2009, promised to go later in ArcelorMittal sites, according to Secretary of State for Employment Laurent Wauquiez.

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