Despite an outstanding seafaring heritage and the second-largest area of territorial waters in the world, France no longer rules the waves. With fishing quotas, foreign competition and rising fuel costs, can the decline of the French maritime sector - which provides 400,000 jobs - be halted?
Rwanda is set to indict 23 French officials over their suspected role in the 1994 genocide, according to judicial sources. The move follows the arrest in Germany of Rose Kabuye (photo), a top Rwandan presidential aide, under a French warrant.
Thousands of Rwandans responded to government calls and flooded the streets of Kigali to protest against the arrest in Germany of Rose Kabuye, an official involved in the incident that started the 1994 genocide.
Jonathan WALSH 
