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Post date: Jun 1, 2010 4:34:56 PM
The French president has called for Africa to be given a bigger say in world affairs and better representation on the UN Security Council.
President Nicolas Sarkozy, speaking at a two-day France-Africa summit in Nice,
also said Africa would be a key source of global growth in the coming decades.
He pledged to push for Security Council reform next year.
Guinea and Niger
The military junta leaders of two former French colonies, Guinea and Niger,
are among those attending the meeting in Nice - a fact that drew criticism
from South African President Jacob Zuma. "By inviting, it means recognition,
that's how we are interpreting it in the continent," he told France 24.
source: news.bbc.co.uk
Pres. Wade Senegal
50Y independence
from France
Senegal monument 13ft taller than Eiffel tower
Comment:
The move targets also intentions to get access to South-Africa
for Areva Total energy in exchange, but anglosaxon business with
open contract negotiations on bids may be a main obstacle for
French driven business culture based on Uranium mining, ports
and timber, the big 3 Bollore, Areva, EDF face tough competition
from China and even Brazil in Africa now
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