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Merkel and Sarkozy Meet Under Gathering Storm Clouds ... will renegotiate its defence deals with African countries, French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said.
It has military accords with several of its former colonies and recently helped the Chad government repulse rebels.
The changes would mark a "major turning point", he said, with further details to be announced in a speech to the South African parliament shortly.
Mr Sarkozy has said that the previously cosy relationships between France and some African leaders should end.
France has military deals with Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Central African Republic and Senegal, as well as Chad.
It also has several military bases on the continent.
(BBC)
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