Rwanda joined the Commonwealth on Sunday, becoming only the second country which was not formerly a British colony to be admitted to the group.
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has lobbied hard for his country to join the Commonwealth as part of a policy of moving towards the Anglophone world and away from the influence of France. (Source: The Telegraph)
Aside from the fact that perhaps Britain will now be expecting hoards of Rwandans queuing at Calais for asylum, didn't anyone tell these bright sparks that Napoleon is now in charge of the UK? Duh!"FRENCH President Nicolas Sarkozy prompted an angry response after he turned up at the Commonwealth Summit. Dr Danny Sriskandarajah, director of the London-based Royal Commonwealth Society, said the visit had sparked fears Mr Sarkozy was trying to muscle in on the 53-member club.
French officials said their leader was in Trinidad and Tobago to discuss climate change before next month’s summit in Copenhagen. But some countries questioned his longer term motives, as sources said he wanted to align the 56-member Francophone group of French-speaking nations with the Commonwealth. He hopes that would give French businesses better access to markets in India and elsewhere.
Dr Sriskandarajah said: “If Sarkozy’s aim is to bring the Francophonie to the Commonwealth, lots of countries will resent that. “If there is an attempt to try to make this a British club interacting with a French club, that will be received very badly.
“We had a fantastic chance for the Commonwealth to have its own voice on a range of issues, including climate change, and all of a sudden that’s diluted by having Sarkozy and co coming on board.” Sunday Express
Yes, the French are as obnoxious as ever, especially with their short arse repulsive little dictator in charge! They have always been jealous of the British... slimy, despicable little fu*king toe rags!
What the fuck are we doing in the EU????
