AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 PARIS 004630 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 JUNE 24-JULY 1, 2005 ¶1. ATTENTION ¶2. G8/AFRICA ¶3. COTE D'IVOIRE ¶4. MAURITANIA ¶5. RWANDA ¶6. CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE ¶7. NIGER ¶8. MALI ¶9. GABON ¶10. MADAGASCAR ¶11. MOZAMBIQUE ¶12. NIGERIA ¶13. DROC ¶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. G8/AFRICA *** LA CROIX 6/30/2005 - "EUROPE IS FIRST DONOR OF DEVELOPMENT AID", INTERVIEW WITH European development commissioner Louis Michel by Pierre Cochez *** LA CROIX 6/29/2005 - "DEBT CANCELLATION IS FIRST STEP TOWARD DEVELOPMENT", by Pierre Cochez *** LA CROIX 6/27/2005 - "EIGHT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES FOR NEW MILLENIUM", by Catherine Rebuffel ¶3. COTE D'IVOIRE *** LE FIGARO 7/1/2005 - "SOUTH AFRICA REVIVES IVOIRIAN PEACE PROCESS", by mark Boller in Abidjan *** LE MONDE 7/1/2005 - "LOYALISTS AND REBELS RISK THE SAME INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS FOR NOT DISARMING", by correspondent in Pretoria Fabienne Pompey - "DISTRUST BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH", by special correspondent in Abidjan Jean-Philippe Remy - "REBELS BLAME IT ON GUINEA", AFP *** LA CROIX 6/30/2005 - "IVOIRIAN LEADERS GIVE THEMSELVES NEW DEADLINES", by Laurent d'Ersu *** LE FIGARO 6/29/2005 - "FAILURE TO DISARM IS COMPROMISING PEACE PROCESS", by Mark Boller *** LIBERATION 6/28/2005 - "REBEL AND GOVERNMENT TROOPS REFUSE TO DISARM", by Thomas Hofnung - "OUR BROTHERS ARE MURDERED AND NO ONE SAYS A WORD", interview with minister Adou Assoa by Thomas Hofnung *** LE MONDE 6/28/2005 - "FAILURE IN DISARMING MAY LEAD TO NEW VIOLENCE", by special correspondent in Abidjan Jean-Philippe Remy *** LE FIGARO 6/27/2005 - "FRENCH RESIDENTS IN ABIDJAN HOPE FOR BETTER DAYS", by special correspondent in Abidjan Caroline Dumay ¶4. MAURITANIA *** LE MONDE 7/1/2005 - "MAURITANIAN ARMY OFFICER ON TRIAL IN FRANCE FOR ACTS OF TORTURE AND BARBARY", by Claire Trean *** LIBERATION 6/30/2005 - "MAURITANIAN ON TRIAL IN FRANCE FOR ACTS OF TORTURE", by Renaud Lecadre ¶5. RWANDA *** LIBERATION 6/30/2005 - "GENOCIDE" TWO RWANDANS SENTENCED IN BELGIUM", by Christophe Ayad *** LA CROIX 6/29/2005 - "FRANCE APPROACHED IN THE CASE OF A SUSPECTED GENOCIDE PERPETRATOR", by Laurent d'Ersu *** LE MONDE 6/28/2005 - "UN WILL ASK FRANCE TO TRY RWANDAN GENOCIDE SUSPECTS", signed S. Ma. in The Hague - "FRANCE HAS NEVER BEEN WILLING TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION", interview with international tribunal expert Andre Guichaoua by Stephanie Maupas ¶6. CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE *** LIBERATION 6/30/2005 - "EMBARRASSING TRIAL WILL TAKE PLACE IN BRAZZAVILLE", by Renaud Lecadre ¶7. NIGER *** LA CROIX 6/29/2005 - "FOOD EMERGENCY IS GETTING WORSE", by Catherine Rebuffel ¶8. MALI *** LA CROIX 6/30/2005 - "IN MALI, TRADITIONS DO NOT STOP WOMEN", by special correspondent in Bamako Laurent d'Ersu ¶9. GABON *** LIBERATION 6/29/2005 - "BONGO BETRAYED BY HIS OWN", by Christophe Ayad ¶10. MADAGASCAR *** LA CROIX 6/29/2005 - "MADAGASCAR LAUNCHES FIGHT FOR ACCESS TO EDUCATION", by special correspondent in Manjakandriana Laurent d'Ersu ¶11. MOZAMBIQUE *** LA CROIX 6/27/2005 - "FROM FIELDS TO MINES, MOZAMBICANS STRIVE TO MAKE A LIVING", by special correspondent in Maputo Pierre Cochez ¶12. NIGERIA *** LIBERATION 7/1/2005 - "EVANGELISTS'MIRACLES IN NIGERIA", by correspondent in Lagos Virginie Gomez ¶13. DROC *** LA CROIX 6/30/2005 - "ELECTION POSTPONMENT PUTS P