(L-R:) Madagscar President Marc Ravaloma

Maseru, LESOTHO: (L-R:) Madagscar President Marc Ravalomanana, Botswana President Festus Mogae, SADC Executive Secretary Tomaz Augusto Salomao, Chairman of the council of ministers and Lesotho Finance Minister Timothy Tahahane, newly appointed SADC Chairman Lesotho Prime Minister Pakalitha B. Mosisili, Zimbabwe Foreign Affairs Minister, South African President Thabo Mbeki, Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa and Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika attend the closing session of the 26th Southern Africa Development Council heads-of-state summit at the Conference center in Maseru, Lesotho. AFP PHOTO/GIANLUIGI GUERCIA (Photo credit should read GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP via Getty Images)