Low turnout in Chad poll, opposition calls it a sham

Low turnout in Chad poll, opposition calls it a sham
Reuters South Africa - Johannesburg,South Africa
... Deby seemed certain to extend his 16-year rule in the former French colony, given the opposition boycott and weakness of the four challengers he faced, almost ...

Pondicherry gets ready for second phase of voting
Times of India - India
The former French colony has a legislative assembly with 33 seats, of which elections are held to 30 and the remaining three are filled by nomination. ...
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Prince loves his dogs -- um, well done
Edmonton Journal (subscription) - Edmonton,Alberta,Canada
... of you might suggest that alone explains much, but apparently he spent a good number of his early years in Vietnam -- at the time a French colony -- and that's ...

GEOGRAPHY QUIZ
Monterey County Herald - Monterey,CA,USA
... 10.The ceremonial turban-veil, called a tagelmust, is worn by Tuareg tribesmen in a country where Zinder was once the capital of a French colony. ...

FRENCH CONNECTION
Times Picayune - New Orleans,LA,USA
... tourists are few and nearly all residents have concerns far more pressing than events that happened 200 or more years ago in the former French colony of St. ...