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French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) listens to his Congolese counterpart Joseph Kabila (R) during his speech at the Presidential palace in Kinshasa on March 26, 2009.

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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.

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) checks his wrist as he walks with Congolese President Joseph Kabila (C) after meeting well-wishers in Kinshasa March 26, 2009.

Congolese President Joseph Kabila (R) and France's President Nicolas Sarkozy meet at the Nation Presidential Palace in Kinshasa March 26, 2009.

Congolese President Joseph Kabila (R) listens to France's President Nicolas Sarkozy after his arrival at the Nation Presidential Palace in Kinshasa, March 26, 2009.

Congolese President Joseph Kabila (R) greets France's President Nicolas Sarkozy upon his arrival at the Nation Presidential Palace in Kinshasa March 26, 2009.

Congolese President Joseph Kabila (R) greets France's President Nicolas Sarkozy upon his arrival at the Nation Presidential Palace in Kinshasa March 26, 2009.

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Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila (R) greets French President Nicolas Sarkozy upon his arrival at the Nation Presidential Palace in Kinshasa on March 26, 2009.

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Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila (R) greets French President Nicolas Sarkozy upon his arrival at the Nation Presidential Palace in Kinshasa on March 26, 2009.

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Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila (R) greets French President Nicolas Sarkozy upon his arrival at the Nation Presidential Palace in Kinshasa on March 26, 2009.

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Congolese President Joseph Kabila looks on during the opening plenary of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Extraordinary Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday Nov. 9, 2008.

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Congolese President Joseph Kabila listens during the opening plenary of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Extraordinary Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday Nov. 9, 2008.

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.

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.

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe (R) meets his Democratic Republic of Congo counterpart Joseph Kabila at the State House in Harare, November 2, 2009.

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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, right and Congolese President Joseph Kabila, seen, after their meeting at State House, in Harare, Monday, Nov. 2, 2009.

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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, right and Congolese President Joseph Kabila, seen, after their meeting at State House, in Harare, Monday, Nov. 2, 2009.

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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, right and Congolese President Joseph Kabila, seen, after their meeting at State House, in Harare, Monday, Nov. 2, 2009.

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...

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.

Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila (C) and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame (R) walk along a street in Goma in eastern Congo, August 6, 2009. Kabila and Kagame held a meeting to discuss about peace, diplomacy and trade matters between the two countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila (R) and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame attend a meeting at the Congo-Rwanda border near Goma in eastern Congo, August 6, 2009.

Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila (R) and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame attend a meeting at the Congo-Rwanda border near Goma in eastern Congo, August 6, 2009.

Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame attend a meeting at the Congo-Rwanda border near Goma in eastern Congo, August 6, 2009.

Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame attend a meeting at the Congo-Rwanda border near Goma in eastern Congo, August 6, 2009.