U.S. President Barack Obama (C) gestures during a meeting with democratically-elected leaders of African nations in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington July 29, 2011. With Obama are (L-R) Niger’s President Mahamadou Issofou, Benin’s President Thomas Boni Yayi, Guinea’s President Alpha Conde and President Alassane Ouattara of the Ivory Coast. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES – Tags: POLITICS)