AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 PARIS 005783

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)
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AFRICAN POSTS FOR PAO; POL

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV KPAO XA
SUBJECT: AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS
AUGUST 19-26, 2005



1. ATTENTION

2. COTE D'IVOIRE

3. BURUNDI

4. NIGER

5. ANGOLA

6. SUDAN


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2. COTE D'IVOIRE
*** LE FIGARO 8/26/2005
- "IMPOSSIBLE DISARMAMENT: THE BREAKING-UP OF MILITIA IS A
FIASCO", by special correspondent Guiglo Patrick de Saint Exuper

*** LA CROIX 8/25/2005
- "GBAGBO'S FAITHFULS STRIVE TO CONTAIN TURMOIL", by special
correspondent in Abidjan Stephane Auvray

*** LE MONDE 8/24/2005
- "IVOIRIAN REBELS READY FOR ANTI-GBAGBO COUP", by
correspondent in Pretoria Fabienne Pompey

*** LE FIGARO 8/24/2005
- "PRESIDENCY FACES ARMY `TRAITORS' WITH `SERENITY'", by
special correspondent in Abidjan Patrick de Saint Exupery

*** LIBERATION 8/24/2005
- "ELECTIONS ARE INCREASINGLY UNLIKELY", by Christophe Ayad

*** LE FIGARO 8/22/2005
- "GBAGBO ENJOINED TO GIVE-UP POWER", signed P.S-E


*** LA CROIX 8/22/2005
- "GENERAL DOUE'S RETURN MAKES ABIDJAN NERVOUS", by regional
correspondent in Accra Stephane Auvray

*** LE MONDE 8/21-22/2005
- "GENERAL DOUE WANTS TO FORCE GBAGBO OUT", AFP



3. BURUNDI
*** LE MONDE 8/20/2005
- "PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OFFERS NEW HOPE TO MARTYR COUNTRY",
- "PIERRE NKURUNZIZA, A REBELS WHO BELIEVES IN GOD AND IN
PEACE", by special correspondent in Bujumbura Jean-Philippe Remy


4. NIGER
*** LIBERATION 8/24/2005
- "AMID CRITICISM, ANNAN GOES TO WORN-OUT NIGER", by Alexandra
Schwartzbrod

*** LE FIGARO 8/23/2005
- "THE FOOD CRISIS HAS MULTIPLE FACES", by special
correspondent in Zinder Caroline Dumay


5. ANGOLA
*** LA CROIX 8/23/2005
- "FIGHTING ILLNESS AND FEAR", by Pierre Bienvault


6. SUDAN
*** LIBERATION 8/20-21/2005
- "THE AMAZING MARCH OF 60,000 DISPLACED SUDANESE", by special
correspondent in Bahr al Gazal Alexis Masciarelli


7. Minimize considered.
(ARS) STAPLETON