A member of Uganda's opposition ties up a banner in Uganda's capital Kampala Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011, showing former long serving presidents, left to right, Ben Ali (Tunisia), Hosni Mubarak (Egypt), Moummar Gaddafi (Libya) and current Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni in preparation for celebrations for the downfall of these leaders, in Kampala on Friday. Uganda Police has warned that they will arrest whoever turns up for the celebrations. Other long serving African leaders are Mbasago of Equatorial Guinea (32 years since 1979), Jose Santos of Angola (32 years since 1979), Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe (31 years since 1980), Paul Biya of Cameroon (29 years since 1982), Blaise Campore of Burkina Fasso ( 24 years since 1987), Mswati III of Swaziland (24 years since April 1986), Omar Bashir of Sudan ( 21 years since 1989), Idrissu Deby of Chad ( 21 years since 1990), Isaias Afewerki of Eritrea ( 18 years since 1993), Yahya Jammeh of Gambia (17 years since 1994) , Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia (16 years since 1995) , Pakalitha Mosisili of Lesotho (13 years since 1998), Ismail Omar Guelleh of Djibouti ( 12 years since 1999), Mohammed VI of Morocco (12 years since 1999), Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal ( 11 years since 2000) and Paul Kagame of Rwanda (11 years since 2000). (AP Photo / Stephen Wandera)
Sani Boubakar of Niger (above) prays and Richard Arthur Opentil of Ghana savors victory after Niger's team lost to Ghana's Black Challenge, which Opentil captains, at last week's 2011 Cup of African Nations for Amputee Football tournament in Ghana. Angola, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone also fielded teams, and Liberia won the cup. The competitions help players not only overcome their disabilities but also move beyond turbulence in their nations. (Clair MacDougall/Special to The Washington Times)
Egypt's soccer captain Ahmed Hassan, left, looks up as he holds the trophy beside the president of CAF Issa Hayatou after Egypt won the African Cup of Nations soccer match against Ghana at the November 11 stadium in Luanda, Angola, in this Sunday Jan. 31, 2010 file photo. Two European newspapers say they have obtained a document naming three FIFA executive committee members who allegedly received secret payments from world football's former marketing agency. The allegations come three days before the trio are to take part in FIFA's vote on the hosts for the 2018 and 2002 World Cups. Swiss newspaper Tages-Anzeiger and Germany's Sueddeutsche Zeitung identify them as Ricardo Teixeira of Brazil, Nicolas Leoz of Paraguay and Issa Hayatou of Cameroon. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe,file)
U.S. players smile after a World Basketball Championship round of 16 match against Angola at the Sinan Erdem stadium in Istanbul, Monday, Sept. 6, 2010. The U.S.A. won 121-66 and will play in the quarter finals. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
USA's Kevin Durant, second from right, salutes fans as the rest of the team waves after they defeated Angola in the round of 16 of the World Basketball Championships, Monday, Sept. 6, 2010, in Istanbul, Turkey. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Simao Souindoula studies a scale model of a slave ship in Colonial Williamsburg with Priscilla Hauger, director of exhibitions. He visited several historical sites in Virginia to network for his museum in Angola, the National Museum of Slavery, as he seeks to deepen U.S. ties with his country beyond trade. (Associated Press)
