U.S. Congressman Donald Payne Visiting Africa, July 2009

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United States Congressman Donald M. Payne, right, widely viewed as Congress's leading expert on U.S.-Africa relations, visits the continent frequently. On a recent trip, he met the new South African president, Jacob Zuma, and his Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane.
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Payne addresses the press in South Africa. He serves as chair of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Africa and Global Health.
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Payne, right, with Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, center, and the U.S. ambassador to Zimbabwe, James McGee, on a trip to the country in May 2009.
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Payne also met with human rights leaders in Zimbabwe.
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On a visit to Rwanda in 2007, Payne discusses a local project.
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Payne also met with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on that trip.
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Payne, one of the leading voices in Congress on the Darfur crisis, visiting a refugee camp.
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Payne addresses a crowd in South Sudan in 2006. Payne has taken an active role in observing the progress of the north-south peace deal.
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Payne with former Ghanaian President John Kufuor during a visit to that country.