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Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan attends the 43rd ECOWAS meeting in Abuja July 17, 2013.

Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara (L), Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan (2nd L), Benin's President Thomas Yayi Boni and Liberia President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (R) are pictured at the 43rd ECOWAS meeting in Abuja.

Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara (L), Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan (C) and Benin's President Thomas Yayi Boni greet each other at the 43rd ECOWAS meeting in Abuja.

Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama attends the 43rd ECOWAS meeting in Abuja.

Benin's President Thomas Yayi Boni attends the 43rd ECOWAS meeting in Abuja.

Mali's Interim President Dioncounda Traore (L), Sierra Leone's President Ernest Bai Koroma (C) and Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore at the 43rd ECOWAS meeting in Abuja.

Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf attends the 43rd ECOWAS meeting in Abuja July 17, 2013.

Kadre Desire Ouedraogo, president of ECOWAS, speaks during the 43rd ECOWAS meeting in Abuja July 17, 2013.

Participants attend a session of the 43rd ECOWAS meeting in Abuja July 17, 2013.