Sarkozy's Africa vision under fire

Libreville-French President Nicolas Sarkozy further laid out his vision of a new partnership with Africa on Friday,but part of his message drew an angry response from the head of the African Union Commission."I want to help Africa to develop and I want to speak frankly as I did yesterday in Dakar," Sarkozy told a press conference as he wrapped up a mini-tour of sub-Saharan Africa in Gabon."One cannot blame everything on colonisation... the corruption,the dictators,the genocides,that is not colonisation,"Sarkozy said during a short visit to Libreville.His comments were likely to further anger the head of the African Union Commission,Alpha Oumar Konare,who had already expressed his dismay at similar remarks Sarkozy made during his stop in Senegal."This speech was not the kind of break we were hoping for,"Konare told Radio France Internationale,referring to Sarkozy's address to students at the University of Cheikh Anta Diop in Dakar.
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