Jacques Chirac

As well as his links with Malaysia which brought the controversial Ramatex clothing factory to Windhoek rather than South Africa Hamutenya has embraced President Jacques Chirac's drive to expand French commercial interests in Southern Africa (AC Vol 44 No 5)...

The festive ambiance was somewhat overshadowed by the crisis in Côte d'Ivoire despite furious French efforts to secure a peace deal before the summit but President Laurent Gbagbo wasn't there to hear President Jacques Chirac explicitly condemn the death squads and threaten war crimes prosecutions (AC Vol 44 No 3)...

President Abdelaziz Bouteflika basks in the glow of an unprecedented visit from French President Jacques Chirac welcomed as a hero on 2-4 March after his standoff with the United States over Iraq...

This is a blow to President Jacques Chirac who hoped his first summit after winning a parliamentary majority last year might be a more positive affair (AC Vol 44 No 2)...

The talks in the National Rugby Centre at Marcoussis south of Paris are mediated by Pierre Mazeaud an ally of President Jacques Chirac member of the Conseil Constitutionnel and former minister with experience of constitutional law in Africa but no close association with the delegates...

While he basks in his role of international statesman with a hotline to 'Dubya' and a state visit from French President Jacques Chirac beckoning on 2-3 March Bouteflika faces dizzying problems at home...

Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaoré a key regional ally of French President Jacques Chirac is acting with great discretion even by his standards hoping to bolster both his ties with France and his regional standing...

The 600-strong French Sixth Marine Infantry Battalion is encamped next to the main presidential palace in Libreville and (like his son-in-law Congo-Brazzaville's President Denis Sassou Nguesso) he can rely on security and diplomatic support from French President Jacques Chirac in return for protecting France's oil and other economic interests...

Insiders say he actually likes Africa believes it important and with President Jacques Chirac is keen to restore France's bilateral role...

Sassou consulted his Paris lawyers in September but his friend President Jacques Chirac warned publicly that Paris could not intervene...