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Primary Navigation Secondary Navigation Search: French trade minister to visit Nigeria Mon Oct 6, 11:46 AM ET LAGOS (AFP) - The French secretary of state for foreign trade Anne-Marie Idrac will make an official visit to Nigeria , France 's biggest trade partner in sub-saharan Africa , on Tuesday and Wednesday. The visit will be given over to energy questions, notably the production and distribution of electricity , a sector that has been in a catastrophic state for the past several years. Despite vast sums being earmarked to improve electricity generation , Nigeria, home to 140 million people , currently produces less than 3,000 megawatts, that is 15 times less than South Africa , a country with roughly three times its population size. Idrac will be accompanied by two representatives from Réseau de Transport d'Electricité (RTE), managers of France's public electricity distribution network . RECOMMEND THIS STORY Recommend It: Average ( Not Rated ) AP AP AP AP AP AP AP AP The Christian Science Monitor AP Reuters - 24 minutes ago Australia 7 News - 48 minutes ago AFP - 1 hour, 2 minutes ago Reuters - 1 hour, 31 minutes ago Sponsored Links ( ) Vacation rentals in France - villas, country houses and apartments in Southern France, Provence, Côte d'Azur, Paris, Burgundy, Loire, Périgord and Languedoc. justfrance.com The French secretary of state for foreign trade Anne-Marie Idrac, seen here in New Delhi... World Video News Search Related Searches: Elsewhere on the Web Time.com: McClatchy Newspapers: ABC News: Yahoo! Autos See the latest Land Rover vehicles on Yahoo! Autos. Add headlines to your personalized My Yahoo! page World - Africa NEWS ALERTS Get an alert when there are new stories about: public electricity distribution network France million people Anne-Marie Idrac distribution of electricity - - Search: Primary Navigation Copyright © 2008 . All rights reserved. The information contained in the AFP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of Agence France Presse.