Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle

He quoted French President Charles de Gaulle's ambiguous line in 1958 – ‘Je vous ai compris' (‘I have understood') – a flourish that only deepened the uncertainty (AC Vol 65 No 11 Ouattara risks his legacy if he runs again & Vol 66 No 3 Economic hits before and after votes)...

Meanwhile the Camp Charles de Gaulle in Libreville Gabon will now host a college training the Gabonese and other African armies in military administration...

CAR officials using Paris's Charles de Gaulle airport can be subject to prolonged searches of their luggage...

The cosy and corrupt relationships between France and its ex-colonies nurtured by Charles de Gaulle's eminence grise Jacques Foccart have been commonly referred to by one word: Françafrique...

Originally Bolloré built his African network out of the contacts book of Jacques Foccart the shadowy master of intrigue who created a murky network of influence known as Françafrique under President Charles de Gaulle which has connected French presidents with top French businesses and Francophone African leaders ever since...

Kpodar for example has already called on the regime to permit the return of all exiled Togolese including Atchadam – who leads the Parti national panafricain (PNP) – and another critic Akila Esso Boko who was recently refused permission to board a Lomé-bound flight at Paris's Charles de Gaulle airport...

John's translation of Debray's homage to Charles de Gaulle 'Futurist of a nation' won particular praise...

Algerian reports spoke of a Western build-up including the return to the Mediterranean (from the Gulf) of the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle officially for a naval exercise with a new friend (and target for Hollande's defence sales drive) Egypt...