President of the Republic of Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso departs after meeting with fellow African heads of state in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso during a summit meeting of the Organization of African Unity Friday, Dec. 18, 1998. During the meeting, warring parties in Congo's five-month civil war agreed to meet later this month to sign a cease-fire treaty, Burkina Faso's president said Friday. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)