Congo-Brazzaville: Florence Arthaud, Tourism and Corruption

Posted 4 April 2007 4:55 GMT

Countries	Republic of Congo, France
Topics	Governance, Human Rights, Protest, Travel, International Relations, Politics

Republic of Congo

Vous Reprendrez Bien Un Peu d'Humanisme is upset [Fr] that veteran sailor Florence Arthaud has accepted the Sassou-Nguesso government's offer to participate in a sailing event there in less than 2 weeks for an event that is designed to boost local tourism. Says the blogger: “Are French sailors naive? Does Florence Arthaud lack critical thinking skills to the point of being had by any old crook?… This decision is a bad one because it cautions a violent dictatorial regime. “

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