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WRAP Calls for action over alleged POWs, President statement ADDS demo
1. Various of protesters scuffling with police outside US Embassy
2. SOUNDBITE: (Korean) Lee Key-chang, Protester:
"It is not acceptable to hold the Korea-US joint military drills when countries around us are attempting to hold peaceful...
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ZAIRE: KINSHASA: SITUATION UPDATE
French/Nat
Zairian President Mobutu Sese Seko is reportedly leaving the country on Wednesday for a meeting in neighbouring Gabon.
His departure would leave the capital Kinshasa open to the rebel advance.
And on Tuesday the propaganda...
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4:3 Rebel leaders and CAR government delegation arrive for peace talks, sots
1. Various of delegation of Central African Republic (CAR) Seleka rebels at convention centre for talks with CAR government delegation and international mediators
2. Various of meeting
3. Various of meeting later on between foreign...
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WRAP Chinese Pres meets world leaders ahead of Olympics ADDS Tadic
1. Chinese President Hu Jintao greeting President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko
2. Various of bilateral meeting
3. Chinese President Hu Jintao greeting Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
4. Various of bilateral meeting...
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Rally for peace, in support of president, PM comments on crisis
1. Various of demonstrators in the capital city chanting: (French) "we want peace, we want peace"
2. Wide of demonstrators carrying the president's picture.
3. Wide of the Prime Minister Faustin-Archange Touadera (third from left) and...
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US Secretary of State continues African tour
Presidential palace, Libreville
1. Mid shot of Powell with Gabon President Omar Bongo
2. Powell introducing Bongo to US delegation
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Colin Powell, US Secretary of State:
"Let me say that I condemn the attempt on...
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CONGO: BELGIAN, FRENCH & US TROOPS ESTABLISH BASES IN BRAZZAVILLE
Eng/French/Nat
Belgian, French and U-S troops are establishing bases in the capital of the Congo - ready - if necessary to help rescue foreigners from neighbouring Zaire.
A steady stream of aircraft carrying the Western troops flew...
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CONGO: BRAZZAVILLE: RENEWED FIGHTING AT AIRPORT
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Fighting has flared up again around the airport in Brazzaville as the French soldiers began their withdraw from the Congolese capital on Monday.
The withdrawal comes as African heads of state have joined delegates from the...
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Protesters set fire to Gabon's embassy in Dakar
1. Wide of street in Dakar with smoke rising from Gabon embassy compound
2. Mid of Gabon embassy with smoke
3. Mid of embassy gate with Gabon flag
4. Close of embassy seal
5. Smoke rising from door; Gabon Embassy guard with hose
6....
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BELGIUM: PRESIDENT MOBUTU MAY NOT RETURN TO ZAIRE
French/Nat
Speculation that President Mobutu Sese Seko's departure from Zaire may be permanent has given hope to those forced into exile during his 32-year dictatorship.
Officially, President Mobutu is on a three-day visit to Gabon for...
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SYND 2 7 77 PRESIDENT BONGO OF GABON WELCOMES HEADS OF STATE FOR OAU CONFERENCE
President Bongo of Gabon welcoming president Siaka Stevens of Sierra Leone and President Anwar El Sadat of Egypt who arrive for the OAU (Organisaton of African Unity) summit meeting in Liberville.
1. gv airport 2. gv aircraft taxiing in...
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ZAIRE:PRESIDENT MOBUTU LEAVES FOR REGIONAL SUMMIT IN GABON
Eng/French/Nat
Zairian President Mobutu Sese Seko left Zaire on Wednesday for a regional summit in neighbouring Gabon - leaving his capital facing the arrival of rebel troops.
The President's convoy swept through the street's of...
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Chinese Pres Hu meets world leaders arriving for Olympics
1. Chinese President Hu Jintao greeting President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko
2. Various of bilateral meeting
3. Chinese President Hu Jintao greeting Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
4. Various of bilateral meeting...
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Army chief comment on increased troop deployment
1. Pull of exterior of Ministry of Defence building
2. Mid of sign reading (French) "Ministry of Defence"
3. Set-up of Ministry of Defence Ministry spokesman Colonel Thierry Burkhard
4. SOUNDBITE: (French) Colonel Thierry Burkhard,...
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French judge to investigate three African heads of state for alleged money laundering
Paris, France - 6 May 2009
1. Wide of news conference by civil society organisation Transparency International France
2. Transparency International France president Daniel Lebegue (left on screen) and financial crime director of...
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Defence ministry spokesman commenting on situation in Chad
1. Various, set up, camera and French Ministry of Defence spokesman, Captain Christophe Prazuck
2. SOUNDBITE: (French) Captain Christophe Prazuck, French Ministry of Defence spokesman:
"Fighting is still taking place this afternoon. This...
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FRANCE: PARIS: PEOPLE FLEEING VIOLENCE IN REPUBLIC OF CONGO ARRIVE
French/Nat
Seventy-seven passengers, mostly French and Congolese, arrived in Paris Saturday after fleeing a night of fighting between government soldiers and militiamen in the Republic of Congo.
They escaped the capital, Brazzaville,...
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CONGO: FRENCH SOLDIERS CONTINUE TO RESCUE TRAPPED FOREIGNERS
French/Nat
Gun shots resounded through Brazzaville for a sixth day on Tuesday as French soldiers continued to rescue foreigners trapped by fighting between government troops and a political militia in the Republic of Congo.
The French...
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SYND 14/01/1970 SCENES OF BIAFRAN REFUGEE CAMP
Scenes of Biafran refugees and children in Gabon refugee camp
1 gv aerial view of Libreville
2 gv refugee camp
3 mcu camp sign
4 gv tents
5 ms children washing
6 ms small children sitting on sheet
7 ms child washing
8 ms...
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SYND 14 1 70 SCENES OF REFUGEE CAMP FOR BIAFRANS
Scenes of Biafran refugees and children in Gabon refugee camp, near Libreville
1. ws aerial view of Libreville
2. ws refugee camp
3. mcu camp sign ' Hopital Militaire Francais'
4. ws tents
5. ms children washing
6. ms small...
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CONGO: BRAZZAVILLE: FURTHER FIGHTING BREAKS OUT
French/Nat
Fighting erupted around the Brazzaville airport on Sunday as French troops prepared to pull out of the Republic of Congo.
Despite the shooting, three delegates from the warring factions in Congo have left the capital for...
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SYND 14/01/1970 BONGO PRESS CONFERENCE ON BIAFRA SITUATION
President Albert Bongo of Gabon at press conference regarding the situation in Biafra
1 SOUNDBITE: (French) President Albert Bongo speaking about the situation in Biafra
Film: Pos - Sound: Yes- Colour - Paperwork N - NYFilm: a0060565 -...
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GABON: ZAIRE'S PRESIDENT MOBUTU HOLDS MINI-SUMMIT
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Zaire's embattled leader Mobutu Sese Seko and a handful of fellow French-speaking African presidents held a mini-summit Thursday in Gabon as part of the hunt for a peaceful end to the war threatening his capital.
Wearing...
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CAR president and rebels reach deal that will allow him to stay in office until 2016
Libreville, Gabon
1. Various of participants gathering for signing ceremony
2. Various of agreement being signed ++AUDIO AS INCOMING++
Bangui, Central African Republic
3. Central African Republic President Francois Bozize surrounded by...