Last updated: 31 may, 2010 - 10:52 GMT

Can France and Africa unite?

Media Player

To play this content JavaScript must be turned on and the latest Flash player installed.

Play in either Real OR Windows Media players

Today sees the start of the 25th Africa-France summit in Nice.

51 of the continent's 53 countries will be represented at the conference, which will be hosted by President Nicholas Sarkozy.

For a look at the meeting's agenda, the BBC's Catherine Zemmouri sent this report from Nice.

BBC © 2014The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more.

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.