AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 PARIS 001065

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)
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BRUSSELS FOR APAO; POL
AFRICAN POSTS FOR PAO; POL

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV KPAO XA
SUBJECT: AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
FEBRUARY 10-18, 2005


1. ATTENTION

2. TOGO

3. RWANDA

4. SUDAN

5. ZIMBABWE

6. AID TO AFRICA

7. CAMEROON


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2. TOGO
*** LE FIGARO 02/16/2005
- "FAURE GNASSIMBE HELD HOSTAGE BY MILITARY RACHETEREEING
CLAN", by correspondent in Lome Patrick de Saint Exupery

*** LE MONDE 02/15/2005
- "AFTER SEVERAL DEMONSTRATORS ARE SHOT DEAD, TOGOLESE
OPPOSITION RETAKES INITIATIVE", by Alexandre Jacquens

*** LIBERATION 02/14/2005
- "TOGO MILITARY OPEN FIRE ON OPPOSITION MEMBERS", by special
correspondent in Lome Virginie Gomez

*** LE FIGARO 02/14/2005
- "TOGOLESE BLAME IT ON FRANCE"
- "TOGOLESE OPPOSITION WANT TO PARALYSE COUNTRY", by special
correspondent in Lome Patrick de Saint Exupery
- "TOGO: RELUCTANCE IN PARIS", EDITORIAL signe Yves Threard

*** LA CROIX 02/14/2005
- "OPPOSITION CLLS FOR NEW `DEAD TOGO' DAY", by Pierre Cochez

*** LE FIGARO 02/12-13/2005
- "AFRICA STRIVES TO IMPOSE DEMOCRACY IN LOME", by Thierry
Oberle
- "A COUNTRY RENDERED NUMB AFTER THE EYADEMA ERA", by special
correspondent in Lome Patrick de saint Exupery
- "FRENCH DIPLOMACY KEEPS LOW PROFILE", signed T.O.
- "DEBBASCH AT GNASSIMBE'S SERVICE", unsigned

*** LIBERATION 02/11/2005
- "FEAR, NOT PEACE, REIGN IN TOGO", by special correspondent
in Lome Virginie Gomez

*** LE MONDE 02/11/2005
- "AFRICAN STATES THREATEN TOGO WITH SANCTIONS", by special
correspondent in Lome Alexandre jacquens
*** LIBERATION 02/11/2005
- "NEW REGIME IS INCREASINGLY ISOLATED", AFP

*** LA CROIX 02/10/2005
- "TOGOLESE CAPITAL CITY LIVES ON GO-SLOW", by special
correspondent in Lome Stephane Auvray

*** LIBERATION 02/10/2005
- "FRENCH DIPLOMACY KEEPS LOW PROFILE OVER TOGO", by Thomas
Hofnung

*** LE FIGARO 02/10/2005
- "EYADEMA'S SON PROMISES FREE ELECTIONS, by special
correspondent in Lome Patrick de Saint Exupery

*** LE MONDE 02/09/2005
- "OPPOSITION PARTIES CALL FOR TWO `DEAD CITY' DAYS", by
special correspondent in Lome Alexandre Jacquens

*** LE FIGARO 02/09/2005
- "LOME CALLED`DEAD CITY' BY TOGOLESE OPPOSITION", BY Patrick
de saint Exupery
*** LIBERATION 02/08/2005
- "HEEDITZRY DICTATROSHIP IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE", by Thomas
Hofnung
*** LE FIGARO 02/08/2005
- "EYADEMA'S SUCCESSION IS INCREASINGLY QUESTIONED", by
Thierry Oberle
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- 3. RWANDA
*** LE MONDE 02/18/2005
- "SIX COMPLAINTS AGAINST FRENCH ARMY BY TUTSI VICTIMS", by
Piotr Smolar

*** LIBERATION 02/17/2005
- "FRANCE IN ACCUSATION", Signed C.A.
- "THESE WERE ORGANIZED CRIMES, STATE CRIMES", interview with
Law professor Geraud de la Pradelle by Christophe Ayad and Thomas
Hofnung

*** LE FIGARO 02/17/2005
- "LEGAL COMPLAINTS LODGED AGAINST SIX FRENCH MILITARY, by
Tanguy Berthemet




4. SUDAN
*** LE MONDE 02/17/2005
- "WE CANNOT WAIT ONE DAY LONGER TO ACT IN DARFUR", Interview
with UN assistant secretary general for humanitarian affairs jan
Egeland by Corine Lesnes in New York
- "SECURITY COUNCIL DRAFTS `A MINIMA' RESOLUTION", Signed
C.L.

*** LE FIGARO 02/12-13/2005
- "UN PONDERS HOW TO PUT DARFUR CRIMES ON TRIAL", Signed P. S-
E


5. ZIMBABWE
*** LE MONDE 02/6-7/2005
- "ZIMBABWE CLAIMS IT CAN REDRESS RUINED ECONOMY", by
correspondent in Johannesburg Fabienne Pompey


6. AID TO AFRICA
*** LE MONDE 02/6-7/2005
- "G7 CONFIRMS US/EUROPE DISAGREEMENT OVER AID TO AFRICA", by
Babette Stern



7. CAMEROON
*** LE MONDE 02/12/2005
- "CAMEROON SUSPENDS CONTROVERSIAL HIV/AIDS EXPERIMENTAL
TREATMENT", by Paul Benkimoun


8. Minimize considered.
(ARS) LEACH