Those sympathetic to Déby are led by André Tarallo ex- President of Elf whose allies include ex-Interior Minister Charles Pasqua Jacques Foccart the veteran architect of Gaullist Africa policies and President Omar Bongo of Gabon another friend of Elf...
The Soglo camp was deeply disturbed by Kérékou's meeting in Paris last November with Gaullist éminence grise Jacques Foccart...