French military aid to Chad this year is expected to be close to last year's, about $70 million.
The economy was stagnating and remained strongly dependent on French aid.
In late 1987 he faced down a serious military revolt in the north of the country with French aid.
To this end, they secured French military aid and launched their own rebellion.
French aid to Haiti this year is estimated at $34 million.
Created largely with French aid, it has cost $370 million so far.
French aid to Fiji includes the providing of equipment for poor and isolated areas.
The meeting ended inconclusively with a vote to wait for French aid being passed by a narrow margin.
Strings to the French aid occasionally appear in public.
Lafayette used his position to lobby for more French aid to America.