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Viewing cable 05PARIS1219, AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
05PARIS1219 2005-02-25 14:36 2011-08-24 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Paris
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 PARIS 001219 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FROM ARS 
 
STATE FOR AF/PD; AF/RD/RA; IIP/G/AF; I/RF(FOREIGN PRESS CENTERS 
IN WASHDC AND NYC); INR/AA (GRAVES) 
LONDON FOR POL/AF (GURNEY) 
BRUSSELS FOR APAO; POL 
AFRICAN POSTS FOR PAO; POL 
 
E.O. 12958:  N/A 
TAGS: PGOV KPAO XA
SUBJECT: AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS 
         FEB. 18-25, 2005 
 
1. ATTENTION 
2. TOGO 
3. COTE D'IVOIRE 
4. CENTRAFRIQUE 
5. SUDAN 
 
1. FOR PAOS, PLEASE NOTE: ALL ARTICLES ARE KEPT FOR A MONTH AND 
CAN BE FAXED OR POSTED AT POSTS' REQUEST. SEND REQUESTS BY E-MAIL 
TO BROOKESA@STATE.GOV 
 
2. TOGO 
*** LIBERATION 02/24/2005 
  -    "FAURE GNASSINGBE HOLDS THE KEYS TO SWISS BANK ACCOUNTS", by 
     special correspondent in Lome Virginie Gomez 
 
*** LE MONDE 02/23/2005 
  -    "PARLIAMENT RESTORES CONSTITUTION BUT FAILS TO END CRISIS", 
     by Jean Philippe Remy 
 
*** LIBERATION 02/22/2005 
  -    "CONSTITUTION REVISED YET AGAIN", AFP 
 
*** LE MONDE 02/22/2005 
  -    "CONDEMNED BY AFRICAN HEADS OF STATE, TOGOLESE REGIME IS 
     INCREASINGLY ISOLATED", by special correspondents in Lome 
     Alexandre Jacquens and Jean-Philippe Remy 
 
*** LA CROIX 02/21/2005 
  -    "LOME AWAITS FAURE GNASSIMBE'S PROMISED ELECTIONS", by 
     special correspondent In Lome Stephane Auvray 
 
*** LE FIGARO 02/21/2005 
  -    "GROWING PRESSURE PUT ON FAURE GNASSINGBE", Signed L.C with 
     AFP 
 
*** LIBERATION 02/21/2005 
  -    "FAURE GNASSINGBE UNDER PRESSURE", signed T.H. 
 
*** LE MONDE 02/20-21/2005 
  -    "FAURE GNASSINGBE SETS THE DATE FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION", 
     by special correspondent in Lome Alexandre Jacquens 
 
*** LIBERATION 02/19-20/2005 
  -    "TOGOLESE MILITARY MUZZLES OPPOSITION RADIOS AND TVS", by 
     Virginie Gomez 
 
*** LE MONDE 02/19/2005 
  -    "NIGERIA FAILS TO SOLVE POLITICAL CRISIS IN LOME", by Jean 
     Pierre Tuquoi 
 
 
3. COTE D'IVOIRE 
*** LE FIGARO 02/24/2005 
  -    "PARIS WANTS MORE BLUE HELMETS IN COTE D'IVOIRE', by 
     correspondent in New York Jean-Louis Turlin 
 
 
4. CENTRAFRIQUE 
*** LE MONDE 02/25/2005 
  -    "A REFUGEE IN TOGO, FORMER PRESIDENT PATASSE WANTS TO RUN IN 
     THE ELECTION", by Jean-Philippe Remy in Lome 
 
 
5. SUDAN 
*** LA CROIX 02/24/2005 
  -    "FOOD CRISIS TREATENS IN DARFUR AND SUDAN", by Catherine 
     Rebuffel 
 
*** LIBERATION 02/22/2005 
  -    "DARFUR IS `HELL ON EARTH' BUT FAILS TO MOBILIZE", BY Thomas 
     Hofnung and Christophe Ayad 
 
*** LE FIGARO 02/19-20/2005 
  -    "UN INITIATIVE IN DARFUR', by Guillemette Faure in New York 
5. Minimize considered. 
(ARS) WOLFF