Presidential pranks

France is rocked by scandals involving some former key Africa policy-makers. Ex-Minister of Cooperation for Development, Michel Roussin, was let out after five nights in gaol on 6 December on bail of 300,000 French francs (US$40,000) while police recently searched the premises of Jean-Christophe Mitterrand, once head of the Elysée Palace's Africa 'cell', and Africa veteran Charles Pasqua.

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Michel Roussin, Jean-Christophe Mitterrand, Charles Pasqua, Taiwan, Jacques Chirac, Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, Jean-Charles Marchiani, François Mitterrand, Jacques Attali, Russian, Arkadi Gaydamak, Angolan, Francois-Xavier Verschaeve, Brazilian, Pierre Falcone, British, Czech, Manuel Helda Vieira Dias, Kopelipa, United States, Direction Générale de la Sécurité Etrangère, Mairie, Rassemblement pour la République, Papa m'a dit, La Lettre du Continent, La Francafrique, Lettre du Continent

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