AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 PARIS 001629

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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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AFRICAN POSTS FOR PAO; POL

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV KPAO XA
SUBJECT: AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
MARCH 4-11, 2005


1. ATTENTION

2. TOGO

3. DROC


4. COTE D'IVOIRE

5. NIGER

6. CENTRAFRIQUE

7. SUDAN

8. HIV/AIDS




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2. TOGO
*** LE MONDE 3/9/2005
- "FAURE GNASSINGBE WANTS TO STRENGHTEN RULE OF LAW", Unsiged

*** LE FIGARO 3/8/2005
- "KOFI YANGNANE: FROM BRITTANY TO TOGO", by Nathalie Bougeard
in Rennes

*** LE MONDE 3/5/2005
- "LEGAL SOLUTION EMERGING IN SUCCESSION CRISIS", by Jean
Philippe Remy
- "THREE QUESTIONS PUT TO GILCHRIST OLYMPIO" by Jean Pierre
Tuquoi
- "TOGOLESE OPPOSITION OBJECTS TO `FRENCH COMPLICITY", by
special correspondents in Lome Alexandre Jacquens and Jean
Philippe Remy


3. DROC
*** LA CROIX 3/4/2005
- "HAS UN OPTED FOR THE USE OF ARMS IN RD-CONGO?". Interview
with MONUC information spokesman Kemal Saiki by Laurent d'Ersu
- "BLUE HELMETS REPLY TO FORCE WITH FORCE", by Laurent d'Ersu


4. COTE D'IVOIRE
*** LE MONDE 3/9/2005
- "IVOIRIAN JUSTICE CONFIRMS SENTENCE IN JEAN HELENE'S
MURDER", AFP

*** LE FIGARO 3/9/2005
- "PARIS PULLS THE ALARM SIGNAL", Signed P. S.-E.

*** LA CROIX 3/9/2005
- "FRANCE FEARS NEW FLARE-UP IN COTE D'IVOIRE", by Laurent
d'Ersu


5. NIGER
*** LIBERATION 3/9/2005
- "IN NIGER, URANIUM RULES", by special correspondent in Arlit
Gregoire Biseau
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6. CENTRAFRIQUE
*** LIBERATION 3/11/2005
- "ELECTORAL CAMPAIGN", by Christophe Ayad
- "ILLEGAL ARM SALES AND ROAD BLOCKS AT THE BORDER" by special
correspondent in Gore tephanie Braquehais


7. SUDAN
*** LE FIGARO 3/5-6/2005
- "WHAT DARFUR NEEDS IS INTERNATIONAL MOBILISATION", Interview
with French centrist party president Francois Bayrou by Tanguy
Berthemet


8. HIV/AIDS
*** LIBERATION 3/5-6/2005
- "AFRICA NEEDS A MARSHALL PLAN", Interview with Michel
Sidibe, ONUSIA director by Alexandra Schwarzbrod
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