The new Prime Minister Charles David Ganao (known as 'CDG' an allusion to Charles de Gaulle) is in his sixties and was well known in the 1970s as Foreign Minister under the late President Marien Ngouabi when he spoke up vigorously for the independence of remaining colonies in Africa...
Vol 37 No 16 |
- FRANCE
- AFRICA
Though his first stop was in Libreville Chirac kept his main speech for Brazzaville following his mentor General Charles de Gaulle who inaugurated France's post-war relations with Africa at the 1946 Brazzaville Conference...
Vol 37 No 11 |
- FRANC ZONE
As heir to the traditions of General Charles de Gaulle Chirac was welcomed as President by many Franc Zone leaders...