US President Barack Obama speaks following a meeting with (from left) Niger ‘s President Mahamadou Issoufou, Benin’s President Boni Yayi, Guinea’s President Alpha Cond���nd Cote d?Ivoire’s President Alassane Ouattara July 29, 2011 in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)