Friday, July 27, 2007

UPDATE 1-Sarkozy preens, ruffles feathers on African tour

(Reuters) - DAKAR, July 27 - Nicolas Sarkozy has tried to
break the cosy backroom diplomacy of Franco-African ties,
calling for more accountability and backing the trial of an
ex-Chadian dictator, but his lecturing tone has angered some.




On his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa since his election
in May, the French president set out his Africa policy at a
Dakar university on Thursday, acknowledging colonial ills and
calling for democracy, liberty, justice and law.


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