By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara declaration that the common currency, the French CFA, “is solid, appreciated and well managed” left many poor citizens of west and central Africa who use the money in a state of shock. Ouattara was
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The surprise move by the United States to cut some $17 million in military aid to west-central Africa nation Cameroon should put France to shame. The U.S. announced last Thursday it is slashing the nearly $20 million in aid earmarked
Photo Credit: Citroën Media / Classic, iconic Citroën DS on display at recent Paris auto show. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES No new French automobiles have been sold by France’s PSA Peugeot Citroën SA and Renault in the United States for about a quarter of a century. The Peugeot 405