France's African troops finally get some 'Glory'
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With strong visuals and even  stronger emotions, Rachid Bouchareb&#039;s &quot;Days of Glory&quot; makes a  powerful war film about a particularly unique subject.
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France makes Steven Spielberg a Legion of Honour, in recognition of his film-making talent.
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France's military said on Thursday it had  transported munitions to the Chadian government army, which  repelled a rebel attack on the capital N'Djamena this month.
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DAKAR, Senegal The news reports streaming out of Abidjan, Ivory Coast&#39;s once-shining metropolis, seem like a throwback to a bygone era: white men and women cowering in their homes, black men and women rampaging through the streets, European soldiers
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CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq - Louisiana soldiers donned purple, green and gold and climbed onto Army trucks transformed into floats for an early Mardi Gras celebration Sunday, parading through this base west of Baghdad and pelting troops with colorful beads, coins and candies in true New Orleans style.
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DAKAR, Senegal  - Issa Cisse thought of himself as  French when he left Senegal to help free his colonial masters  from the grip of the Germans at the end of World War II.
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Large crowds have lined Paris streets to witness military columns roll through marking the 60th anniversary of the cityâs liberation from German occupation.
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Â· SA president congratulates French leader on speech  Â· Senegal address widely condemned by Africans
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France holds two days of celebrations to honour the Allied veterans who helped liberated its south in WWII.
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Hosts France get their stuttering World Cup campaign back on track with a 13-try romp against Namibia.
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Veterans from former French colonies &#151; many of whom fought to free France from the Nazis during World War II &#151; will soon be granted better pensions, ending decades of inequality, the defense minister said Monday.
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France has ended a decades-old system of inequality by bringing lagging pensions of war veterans from former colonies into line with those of their French counterparts whose retirement payment is two-thirds higher.
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French imperialist forces appear to have reestablished control over Ivory Coast, their former prize colony in West Africa, although Paris remains unable to patch together a stable client regime.
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France deployed troops in Ivory Coast's  main city on Sunday to protect its citizens from mob violence  which erupted after French forces destroyed most of the West  African nation's small air force.
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France ends a 47-year freeze on pensions for 80,000 troops from its former colonies
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Letting Africans save Africa has become an operating objective for world diplomats. But that&#39;s been difficult for one former colonial power, France.
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The talents behind "Days of  Glory," a World War II drama that recounts the sacrifice made  by frontline troops from Africa in the rollback of the Nazis,  hope their movie will help influence French policy toward  veterans from the nation's former colonies.