
For the first time, students from military academies on the African continent were invited to take part in France's 14 July Bastille Day parade. RFI met them on the eve of the big day, as they were putting the final touches to their steps and calming their nerves.
Cadets from Senegal, Madagascar, Benin and Gabon were going through their paces on Thursday at the Versailles-Satory military camp, west of Paris.