KONARE PREACHES UNITY OF AFRICA
Dr. Alpha Oumar Konare, Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union and former President of the Republic of Mali, speaks on African Dynamism towards regional cooperation and integration at U.N. University in Tokyo, Japan, on July 24 2006. He elaborates his visions of Pan Africanism in spite of Darful, Somalia and other challenges facing the 53-nation regional entity. (UPI Photo/Keizo Mori)
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