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France hails new partnership in Africa - C’est Empire! | ||||||||
2003-02-22 | ||||||||
PARIS, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- French President Jacques Chirac on Friday outlined a new, more equal partnership between France and Africa that would comprise cooperation on matters ranging from economic development to fighting terrorism and organized crime. that's where the part with Mugabe comes in - they're cooperating as organized crime "There has been a real evolution, a real modernization in relations between Africa and France," Chirac told reporters at the end of a three-day summit with African leaders in Paris. "We have an approach that is completely new compared to past years -- not that I criticize the past years, but we must adapt to new times."
Gathering leaders and representatives from 52 African countries, the Paris meeting focused on ways to speed up African development from improving access, potable water and education to securing democracy and the rule of law. democracy and rule of law? like when they force Cote D'Ivoire to give in to unelected rebels to secure French influence and trade Only Somalia, with no recognized government, was not represented. that statement says it all about Somalia Chirac called for richer nations to scrap subsidies on agricultural exports to Africa and to establish a 10-year period granting favorable trade terms for African exports. The matter will likely be raised during the G-8 summit of industrialized nations, scheduled for June in Evian, France. they can't feed themselves, don't have enough to export (thanks Bob!), and subsidies on Ag exports to Africa should be scrapped? makes sense... nonsense. And France wants to scrap subsidies to Agriculture? Pot calling Mr. Kettle black? Even before the Africa summit's opening, the French government announced Africa had returned to the "heart" of France's diplomacy after a decade of disengagement. C'est empire France's former leftist government had worked under a philosophy of "neither meddling nor indifference" in its relations with Africa, particularly its former colonies. But that policy was left in tatters last fall when conflict broke out in Ivory Coast, the one-time jewel of France's colonial crown. Some 3,000 French soldiers are now stationed in the West African country to keep peace and to protect foreign citizens.
Unless if the French have commercial interests, then it's hokay
Can anyone tell me what that statement really said?
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Posted by:Frank G |
#4 Of course the Foul and Foreign French will honor any agreement - just ask the Czechs about that one! And the French still being active in Africa must really make the Algerians happy! |
Posted by: Fleck 2003-02-22 18:14:35 |
#3 If we can't keep those uppity Eastern Europeans in line, maybe we'll try Afrique? |
Posted by: tu3031 2003-02-22 12:12:49 |
#2 that regimes be founded on the respect of others "Does not apply to moi of course..." |
Posted by: RW 2003-02-22 12:01:37 |
#1 Jacquouille would like to see himself as a modern-day De Gaulle, the resistance general who was his inspiration, thus the paternalistical neo-colonialism (during the 60's, african independency was nominal only). This delusion is an embarassment to us all, but it may be funny, sometimes : remember the '95 nuclear tests in Mururoa, right before the 50th Hiroshima commemoration ? What a grandiose move. And very clever, too. |
Posted by: Anonymous 2003-02-22 11:15:49 |