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Francophone dignitaries are gathered in Ottawa, Canada, and its Québecois sister-city, Hull, for the 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie, starting, appropriately enough, on 14 July, Bastille Day. But while 2,600 athletes and artists test their mettle on track and stage, a highly competitive diplomatic race is under way behind the scenes....

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Canada, Congo-Brazzaville, France, Henri Lopes, Egypt, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Lebanon, Senegal, Abdou Diouf, Abdoulaye Wade, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Cameroon, Québecois, Jeux de la Francophonie, La Francophonie

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