France Telecom still sees Africa as a lucrative frontier market despite the global financial crisis, a company official said on Tuesday.

The company’s executive vice-president for the Middle East and Africa, Marc Rennard, said the financial squeeze may make life difficult next year but he was confident of healthy demand.

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