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 ¶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 - ¶9. Minimize considered. (ARS) LEACH