Jospin

"The population panicked this morning at the bad behaviour of our soldiers who had just been relieved. They fired in the air and that scared the population very much," said teacher Jospin Simwerayi, a Sake resident.

Herdade Lokua was sentenced to 20 months and Jospin Mujangi was sentenced to 14 months in prison on Tuesday, the Justice Department said.

President Chirac's popularity soared and prime minister Lionel Jospin called it "the best image of our unity and diversity", though some felt it was hypocritical and opportunistic of politicians to exploit the World Cup triumph.

The Dior catwalk featured a towering cave-like structure of cardboard by artist Eva Jospin.

Built by the artist Eva Jospin, it sat in the center of a temporary structure set up in the Tuileries gardens.