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To: LindyBill who wrote (98983)	2/6/2005 7:05:13 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793817

Cherenkoff - France supports elections - in Africa A unilateral intervention in the making: news.com.au "France has placed its troops in west Africa on alert following the death of Togolese president Gnassingbe Eyadema. "French Defence Minister Michele Alliot-Marie said: 'We have put our troops on alert in case a need arises'." Goodness, a need for what? Well, mainly to protect 2,500 French nationals residing in Togo. But there's more: "[The Minister Alliot-Marie] made it clear that 'the days of coups in Africa are over'... "The Togo constitution must be respected, Ms Alliot-Marie said, recalling that it foresaw elections within two months [of a president's death]. " 'These must take place,' the French minister said." Aren't you glad that France is committed to a democratic process and a fixed election timetable - if only selectively? But as the report usefully reminds us, "[President] Eyadema had ruled for nearly four decades after Togo's independence from France." Better late than never.