Vol 41 No 25 | CONGO-BRAZZAVILLECONGO-KINSHASAFRANCE End of empire 22nd December 2000 The latest would-be peacemaker for Congo-Kinshasa is the President of neighbouring Congo-Brazzaville, Denis Sassou Nguesso.
Vol 41 No 24 | FRANCEAFRICA Presidential pranks 8th December 2000 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...
Vol 41 No 6 | CHADFRANCE All change 17th March 2000 A complex row over oil, French troops, and links with rebels has boiled over For a French ambassador to be expelled from Chad was once unthinkable: Paris was more likely to expel a Chadian president. Changing times were marked on 11 March...