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Viewing cable 05PARIS1413, AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
05PARIS1413 2005-03-04 11:18 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 001413 
 
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.25-MARCH 4, 2005 
 
 
1. ATTENTION 
2. TOGO 
3. COTE D'IVOIRE 
4. DROC 
5. RWANDA 
6. BURUNDI 
7. SUDAN 
8. ZIMBABWE 
 
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 
*** LE FIGARO 3/4/2005 
  -    "FORMER FRENCH MINISTER CANDIDATE IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION", 
     unsigned 
 
*** LE MONDE 3/3/2005 
  -    "FRANCE REMAINS AMBIGUOUS IN SPITE RISK OF CIVIL WAR", by 
     former minister Kofi Yamgnane 
 
*** LA CROIX 3/3/2005 
  -    "FRANCE IS CONDEMNED TO CHANGE POLICY" by Laurent d'Ersu 
-    "PILFERING CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE IS AFRICA", by special 
correspondent in Lome Stephane Auvray 
 
*** LA CROIX 2/28/2005 
  -    "FAURE GNASSINGBE GIVES UP PRESIDENCY BETTER TO CONQUER IT", 
     by Aude Carasco 
 
*** LE FIGARO 2/28/2005 
  -    "GNASSINGBE'S RESIGNATION DOES NOT SOLVE CRISIS", by Tangyu 
     Berthemet 
 
*** LE MONDE 2/27-28/2005 
  -    "FAURE GNASSINGBE RESIGNS BUT WILL BE A CANDIDATE IN THE 
     PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION", by special correspondent in Lome 
     Alexandre Jacquens 
 
*** LIBERATIOM 2/26/2005 
  -    "FAURE GNASSINGBE RENOUNCES PRESIDENCY", by Thomas Hofnung 
 
3. COTE D'IVOIRE 
*** LE FIGARO 3/4/2005 
  -    "RENEWED TENSION IN COTE D'IVOIRE", by Mark Boller in 
     Abidjan 
-    "ABIDJAN'S DECEPTIVE INERTIA", by Patrick de Saint Exupery 
ION 
 
4. DROC 
*** LE FIGARO 3/4/2005 
  -    "UN VIOLENT RETALIATION", by Tanguy Berthemet 
 
*** LE MONDE 2/27-28/2005 
  -    "NINE BLUE HELMETS DIE IN ITURI ATTACK", AFP/AP 
 
*** LE FIGARO 2/26-27/2005 
  -    "UN TROOPS TARGETED IN ITURI", by Tanguy Berthemet 
 
 
5. RWANDA 
*** LE MONDE 3/3/2005 
  -    "INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL WANTS TO TRANSFER PRISONERS TO 
     RWANDA', by Stephanie Maupas 
 
6. BURUNDI 
*** 3/2/2005 
  -    "NEW CONSTITUTION GETS MASSIVE YES VOTE", signed PSE 
 
*** LE FIGARO 3/4/2005 
  -    "MILITIAMAN ACCUSES KHARTOUM", signed PSE 
 
8. ZIMBABWE 
*** LIBERATION 3/2/2005 
  -    "JOURNALISTS ARE PUSHED INTO FORCED EXILE", by correspondent 
     in Johannesburg Stephanie Savariaud 
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9. Minimize considered. 
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