AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS

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