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Viewing cable 05PARIS4630, AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
05PARIS4630 2005-07-01 13:47 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 03 PARIS 004630 
 
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 
         JUNE 24-JULY 1, 2005 
 
 
1. ATTENTION 
2. G8/AFRICA 
3. COTE D'IVOIRE 
4. MAURITANIA 
5. RWANDA 
6. CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE 
7. NIGER 
8. MALI 
9. GABON 
10. MADAGASCAR 
11. MOZAMBIQUE 
12. NIGERIA 
13. DROC 
 
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. G8/AFRICA 
*** LA CROIX 6/30/2005 
  -    "EUROPE IS FIRST DONOR OF DEVELOPMENT AID", INTERVIEW WITH 
     European development commissioner Louis Michel by Pierre Cochez 
 
*** LA CROIX 6/29/2005 
  -    "DEBT CANCELLATION IS FIRST STEP TOWARD DEVELOPMENT", by 
     Pierre Cochez 
 
*** LA CROIX 6/27/2005 
  -    "EIGHT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES FOR NEW MILLENIUM", by 
     Catherine Rebuffel 
 
3. COTE D'IVOIRE 
*** LE FIGARO 7/1/2005 
  -    "SOUTH AFRICA REVIVES IVOIRIAN PEACE PROCESS", by mark 
     Boller in Abidjan 
 
*** LE MONDE 7/1/2005 
  -    "LOYALISTS AND REBELS RISK THE SAME INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS 
     FOR NOT DISARMING", by correspondent in Pretoria Fabienne Pompey 
-    "DISTRUST BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH", by special correspondent 
in Abidjan Jean-Philippe Remy 
-    "REBELS BLAME IT ON GUINEA", AFP 
 
*** LA CROIX 6/30/2005 
  -    "IVOIRIAN LEADERS GIVE THEMSELVES NEW DEADLINES", by Laurent 
     d'Ersu 
 
*** LE FIGARO 6/29/2005 
  -    "FAILURE TO DISARM IS COMPROMISING PEACE PROCESS", by Mark 
     Boller 
 
*** LIBERATION 6/28/2005 
  -    "REBEL AND GOVERNMENT TROOPS REFUSE TO DISARM", by Thomas 
     Hofnung 
-    "OUR BROTHERS ARE MURDERED AND NO ONE SAYS A WORD", 
interview with minister Adou Assoa by Thomas Hofnung 
 
*** LE MONDE 6/28/2005 
  -    "FAILURE IN DISARMING MAY LEAD TO NEW VIOLENCE", by special 
     correspondent in Abidjan Jean-Philippe Remy 
 
*** LE FIGARO 6/27/2005 
  -    "FRENCH RESIDENTS IN ABIDJAN HOPE FOR BETTER DAYS", by 
     special correspondent in Abidjan Caroline Dumay 
 
 
4. MAURITANIA 
*** LE MONDE 7/1/2005 
  -    "MAURITANIAN ARMY OFFICER ON TRIAL IN FRANCE FOR ACTS OF 
     TORTURE AND BARBARY", by Claire Trean 
 
*** LIBERATION 6/30/2005 
  -    "MAURITANIAN ON TRIAL IN FRANCE FOR ACTS OF TORTURE", by 
     Renaud Lecadre 
 
5. RWANDA 
*** LIBERATION 6/30/2005 
  -    "GENOCIDE" TWO RWANDANS SENTENCED IN BELGIUM", by Christophe 
     Ayad 
*** LA CROIX 6/29/2005 
  -    "FRANCE APPROACHED IN THE CASE OF A SUSPECTED GENOCIDE 
     PERPETRATOR", by Laurent d'Ersu 
 
*** LE MONDE 6/28/2005 
  -    "UN WILL ASK FRANCE TO TRY RWANDAN GENOCIDE SUSPECTS", 
     signed S. Ma. in The Hague 
-    "FRANCE HAS NEVER BEEN WILLING TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION", 
interview with international tribunal expert Andre Guichaoua by 
Stephanie Maupas 
 
6. CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE 
*** LIBERATION 6/30/2005 
  -    "EMBARRASSING TRIAL WILL TAKE PLACE IN BRAZZAVILLE", by 
     Renaud Lecadre 
 
 
7. NIGER 
*** LA CROIX 6/29/2005 
  -    "FOOD EMERGENCY IS GETTING WORSE", by Catherine Rebuffel 
 
8. MALI 
*** LA CROIX 6/30/2005 
  -    "IN MALI, TRADITIONS DO NOT STOP WOMEN", by special 
     correspondent in Bamako Laurent d'Ersu 
 
9. GABON 
*** LIBERATION 6/29/2005 
  -    "BONGO BETRAYED BY HIS OWN", by Christophe Ayad 
 
10. MADAGASCAR 
*** LA CROIX 6/29/2005 
  -    "MADAGASCAR LAUNCHES FIGHT FOR ACCESS TO EDUCATION", by 
     special correspondent in Manjakandriana Laurent d'Ersu 
 
11. MOZAMBIQUE 
*** LA CROIX 6/27/2005 
  -    "FROM FIELDS TO MINES, MOZAMBICANS STRIVE TO MAKE A LIVING", 
     by special correspondent in Maputo Pierre Cochez 
 
12. NIGERIA 
*** LIBERATION 7/1/2005 
  -    "EVANGELISTS'MIRACLES IN NIGERIA", by correspondent in Lagos 
     Virginie Gomez 
 
13. DROC 
*** LA CROIX 6/30/2005 
- "ELECTION POSTPONMENT PUTS P