(27 Jul 2007) SHOTLIST
1. Wide of people in streets, presidential palace in background UPSOUND: drumming
2. Crowds with man on stilts
3. French and Senegalese flags
4. People wearing t-shirts with French President Nicolas Sarkozy's picture
5. SOUNDBITE: (Creole) No name given, Vox pop:
"We are happy for the president of France and president Abdoulaye."
6. Sarkozy and Senegal president Abdoulaye Wade driving through street in open top car holding hands
7. Both presidents walking into presidential palace
8. Cutaway of soldier guard
9. Various of Sarkozy and Wade in meeting
10. Both presidents entering news conference
11. Cutaway of camera operator
12. Wide of news conference
13. Officials signing agreement between two governments
14. SOUNDBITE: (French) Nicolas Sarkozy, French President:
"France is a generous country, France loves Africa and France has no intention of taking away the African elite (meaning the best prepared people) and France has the courage of talking to the African leaders as responsible men and woman. Unfortunately we cannot accept everybody. "
15. Cutaway of journalists
16. Mid shot two presidents
17. SOUNDBITE: (French) Abdoulaye Wade, Senegal president:
"There are countries that insist on Hissene Habre (former dictator of Chad living in Senegal) being put on trial, also the United Nations have insisted. What I suggest, what I have suggested to president Sarkozy a moment ago, is to propose some sort of commission to supervise that process and above all to solve the problems that might arise. There are no juridical problems or competence problems, all of that was solved as it's a Senegalese court who's taking up the case and we have declared it competent to trial Hissene Habre."
18. Various of both presidents leaving news conference
19. Women performing traditional dances in street
STORYLINE:
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Thursday during his visit to Senegal that the African young students have the right to improve their education but that "unfortunately we cannot accept everybody."
"France is a generous country, France loves Africa and France has no intention of taking away the African elite," he said during a news conference in Dakar alongside Senegal President Abdoulaye Wade.
Sarkozy said there are 10-thousand Senegalese students studying at French universities, the largest group from any country.
Once educated, many African professionals try to stay abroad, a phenomenon he said needs to come to a halt for Africa's sake.
Sarkozy also defended his tough stance on immigration, a contentious issue in a country where thousands of young men risk their lives on the high seas trying to reach Europe every year.
Sarkozy said France had nothing to be embarrassed about, referring to several of his policies including the controversial practice of forcibly repatriating illegal immigrants by plane.
But Sarkozy also said his nation was open to those seeking to come legally, saying 83 percent of visa applications from Senegal were approved by
French authorities last year.
Senegal is the second stop of Sarkozy's first African tour since he was elected president after visiting Libya on Wednesday.
During his brief visit to the sub-Saharan country, France and Senegal signed various agreements and also went over the issue of former Chad dictator's trial.
According to Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade, Hissene Habre who currently lives in Senegal will stand trial in a Dakar courtroom.
Find out more about AP Archive: [ Ссылка ]
Twitter: [ Ссылка ]
Facebook: [ Ссылка ]
Instagram: [ Ссылка ]
You can license this story through AP Archive: [ Ссылка ]
