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Newly elected President of Mali Ibrahim Boubacar Keita (L) signs a book of condolence after paying tribute at the tomb of former President of Togo Gnassingbe Eyadema on September 1, 2013 in Pya, about 400 kms north of Lome, the capital of Togo. Keita is on a visit to Togo, after visiting Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso, and will head to Niger to "thank the heads of state" of these countries "for their involvement in the management of the crisis" in Mali, according to Mamadou Camara, Keita's campaign advisor and a member of the delegation accompanying him. AFP PHOTO / EMILE KOUTON (Photo credit should read EMILE KOUTON/AFP via Getty Images)