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Africa on Tour - Rich with natural resources and booming economies, African countries are seeing more and more high profile visits from politicos around the world. Take a look at the latest political visits to the motherland. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stands next to Benin's President Thomas Boni Yayi on the first stop of a West African tour that also took him to Niger and to Ghana.  (Photo: REUTERS/Charles Placide)

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U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson - Carson dropped in on Somalian President Sheikh Sharif Sheik Ahmed last June. (Photo: REUTERS/Noor Khamis)

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Hillary Clinton - Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took time to dance in South Africa last summer while on a tour that also took her to Senegal, Uganda, South Sudan, Kenya and Malawi.   (Photo: AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP/GettyImages)

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Xi Jinping - China's President Xi Jinping met with South African president Jacob Zuma during a visit to South Africa in March. Xi also made stops in Tanzania and Democratic Republic of Congo (Photo: REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko)

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David Cameron - U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron visited Libya, Algeria and Liberia in February.   (Photo: Stefan Rousseau - Pool/Getty Images)

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Francois Hollande - French President Francois Hollande took his first trip to Africa in October, visiting Mali, Senegal and Democratic Republic of Congo.  (Photo: REUTERS/Joe Penney)

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European Union - Recently elected Somalian President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud welcomed a delegation of European Union officials to his country in January.  (Photo: REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri)

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Vladimir Putin - Russian President Vladimir Putin took in some sight-seeing during a two-day state visit to South Africa in March. (Photo: REUTERS/Howard Burditt)

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