
Ivory Coast President and Chairman of the Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) Alassane Ouattara speaks during a high-level donors conference on Mali at the headquarters of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Jan. 29, 2013. Leaders from African countries and donors from other continents on Tuesday pledged 455.5 million U.S. dollars for Mali's efforts to regain security and peace in the country. (Xinhua/Meng Chenguang)