(FILES) In this photo taken on October 13, 2004 scientist, NASA manager and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, Cheick Modibo Diarra of Mali poses in Paris. The Scientist-turned-politician Cheick Modibo Diarra was named Mali’s interim Primie Minister on April 17, 2012. AFP PHOTO / MAXIMILIEN LAMY (Photo credit should read MAXIMILIEN LAMY/AFP/Getty Images)