AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 PARIS 006326 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 SEPTEMBER 2-16, 2005 ¶1. ATTENTION ¶2. COTE D'IVOIRE ¶3. BURKINA FASO ¶4. FRANCE/AFRICA ¶5. RWANDA ¶6. NIGER 7 SUDAN 8 NIGERIA ¶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. COTE D'IVOIRE *** LE FIGARO 9/15/2005 - "BEDIE RETURNS BRIEFLY TO ABIDJAN", by marc Boller in Abidjan - "DEADLOCK IS TOTAL IN ABIDJAN", by Patrick de Saint Exupery *** LIBERATION 9/10-11/2005 - "PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION `IMPOSSIBLE' IN COTE D'IVOIRE", by Christophe Ayad *** LE FIGARO 9/3-4/2005 - "OPPOSITION INTRANSIGENCE STRENGTHENS GBAGBO", by special correspondent in Abidjan Patrick de Saint Exupery ¶3. BURKINA FASO *** LE MONDE 9/8/2005 - "IN SPITE OF TRYING, BURKINA WILL NOT BE ABLE TO INSURE SCHOOLING TO ALL CHILDREN BY 2015", by special correspondent in Ouagadougou Philippe Bernard ¶4. FRANCE/AFRICA *** LIBERATION 9/16/2005 - "FRENCH MILITARY REDEPLOYS IN AFRICA", by Jean-Dominique Merchet *** LA CROIX 9/14/2005 - "FRANCE REVISES ITS MILITARY PRESENCE IN AFRICA", by Laurent d'Ersu ¶5. RWANDA *** LE MONDE 9/15/2005 - "RWANDA ACCUSES BELGIAN PRIEST OF COMPLCITY IN 1994 GNOCIDE", by correspondent in Brussels jean Pierre Stroobants *** LIBERATION 9/14/2005 - "KIGALI STRIVES TO IMPLICATE BELGIAN PRIEST IN GENOCIDE", by Christophe Ayad *** LA CROIX 9/13/2005 - "FATHER THEUNIS REMAINS IN CUSTODY", by Laurent d'Ersu and Anne-Laure Soule *** LA CROIX 9/12/2005 - "FATHER THEUNIS CALLED BY RWANDAN TRIBUNAL", by Sevag Tachdjian and Laurent d'Ersu ¶6. NIGER *** LIBERATION 9/12/2005 - "EVEN WITH AID, NIGER IS STILL HUNGRY", by special correspondent in Niger Stephanie Braquehais *** LA CROIX 9/8/2005 - "FAMINE IS A POLITICAL PROBLEM", by Catherine Rebuffel ¶7. SUDAN *** LA CROIX 9/13/2005 - "SUDANESE REFUGEES IN UGANDA EAR TO GO BACK HOME", by special correspondent in Koboko Adrien de Mun ¶8. NIGERIA *** LE MONDE 9/15/2005 - "SWITZERLAND RETURNS MONEY LOOTED BY ABACHA", by Jacques Follorou *** LIBERATION 9/13/2005 - "WHITE FARMERS FROM ZIMBABWE FIND REFUGE IN NIGERIA", by special correspondent in Kwara Virginie Gomez ¶X. Minimize considered. (ARS) STAPLETON