Charles Pasqua, a former French interior minister, says he will appeal his prison sentence announced by a Paris court Tuesday in the 'Angolagate' case. His appeal, he said, will involve a request to lift state secrets on illegal arms sales.
Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to be sworn in on Wednesday after the Bundestag, the lower house of the German parliament, re-elected her in the morning. She is scheduled to dine later with French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris.
Three days after Gabon's first presidential election since Omar Bongo's death, voters are eagerly awaiting the delayed results of the hotly contested poll amid beefed-up security to tackle any possible post-election unrest.
Erik CAMPANO 
