Algerian Foreign Minister Murad Medelci

Algerian Foreign Minister Murad Medelci (2nd L) and his Lybian counterpart Moussa Koussa (R) arrive to attend the Ministerial Conference of the Sahara-Sahel States on March 16, 2010 in Algiers. Seven north African states held talks Tuesday in Algeria to plan a coordinated response to Al-Qaeda following a dangerous rise in the terror threat in the Sahara-Sahel region. AFP PHOTO / FAYEZ NURELDINE (Photo credit should read FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP/Getty Images)