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Found 66 articles.
- Vol 51 No 15
- 23/07/2010
Forgotten promises
In 2007, a just-elected President Sarkozy promised to remake France’s Africa policies but strategic political and economic interests still prevail
- Vol 51 No 14
- 09/07/2010
The falling euro drags down the CFA franc
A relic of France’s African economic empire, the CFA zone must cope with the impact of Western Europe’s monetary disarray
- Vol 51 No 14
- 09/07/2010
How the CFA Franc zone works
The initials CFA once stood for the Communauté française d’Afrique, later changing to Communauté financière d’Afrique. The name is a colonial legacy and considerable monetary powers are still reserved to the Banque de France, the French central bank. The ...
- Vol 51 No 14
- 09/07/2010
Realpolitik and resignations
The resignation of Alain Joyandet, secretary of state for cooperation, will reinforce the grip of the Elysée Palace on France’s Africa policy. Joyandet, who was forced out after it was revealed he spent 116,500 euros (US$147,475) in state funds on a pr...
- Vol 51 No 5
- 05/03/2010
Rapprochement and opportunity
The meeting between Presidents Nicolas Sarkozy and Paul Kagame in Kigali on 26 February enables France to regain a foothold in central Africa and allows Rwanda to normalise diplomatic and commercial relations with Paris. Sarkozy did what was necessary to ...
- Vol 50 No 22
- 06/11/2009
Good judge, bad judge
The lucrative commercial and political networks between France and Africa have survived a remarkable month in the French courts but more embarrassing cases are coming soon. On 27 October, a court in the Palais de Justice in Paris handed down sentences ...
- Vol 50 No 19
- 25/09/2009
A twist in the Thales
French defence company Thales has won US$150 million of business in Angola in partnership with Manuel Vicente, Chairman and Chief Executive of state oil company Sonangol, and Miguel da Costa, Angola's Ambassador in Paris. Angolan law bars the manager ...
- Vol 50 No 18
- 11/09/2009
Remaking an old relationship
Paris tries out new policies on aid and trade in a bid to confront the growing power and influence of Asian economies
- Vol 50 No 18
- 11/09/2009
The flag follows the trade
France's giant power and construction companies have vast economic interests in Africa
- Vol 50 No 13
- 26/06/2009
No funeral for Françafrique
On 16 June, Francophone leaders came to bury El HadjOmar Bongo Ondimba, éminence grise of the occult Françafrique networks, and to keep alive the personalised relations between France and its former colonies. Yet no current leader - Presidents Laurent ...
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