AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS

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


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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.
(ARS) LEACH