AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 PARIS 008513 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 DECEMBER 9-16, 2005 ¶1. ATTENTION ¶2. COTTON ¶3. COTE D'IVOIRE ¶4. DROC ¶5. RWANDA ¶6. GABON ¶7. CHAD ¶8. NIGER ¶9. ETHIOPIA/ERITREA ¶10. SUDAN ¶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. COTTON *** LIBERATION 12/13/2005 - "AFRICA'S LEGS ARE MADE OF COTTON", by special correspondent in HongKong Christian Losson ¶3. COTE D'IVOIRE *** LE MONDE 12/15/2005 - "GENERAL PONCET IS INDICTED", by Laurent Zecchini - "BOUAKE: FRENCH OFFICER ACCUSES GBAGBO'S ENTOURAGE" *** LIBERATION 12/14/2005 - ""GENERAL PONCED INDICTED", by Jean-Dominique Merchet *** LE MONDE 12/14/2005 - "FIRMIN MAHE'S LAST MOMENTS", by Gerard Davet and Fabrice Lhomme - "HANDIMAN OR EDUCATOR, ACCORDING TO HIS LAWYERS" ¶4. DROC *** LA CROIX 12/15/2005 - "FORTHCOMING REFERENDUM DIVIDES RD-CONGO", by special correspondent in Kinshasa Francois d'Alencon ¶5. RWANDA *** LE FIGARO 12/12/2005 - "SERIOUS ACCUSATIONS AGAINST FRENCH MILITARY", by Patrick de Saint Exupery *** LA CROIX 12/12/2005 - "CONTROVERSIAL BOOK REVISITS RWANDAN GENOCIDE", by Laurent d'Ersu ¶6. GABON *** LE FIGARO 12/15/2005 - "OMAR BONGO FEELS PARIS ABANDONED HIM", by Patrick de Saint Exupery ¶7. CHAD *** LE MONDE 12/14/2005 - "DESERTERS' LEADER IS PRESIDENT DEBY'S FORMER ALLY", by correspondent in Nairobi Jean-Philippe Remy *** LIBERATION 12/12/2005 - "PRESIDENT OF CHAD ABANDONED BY HIS OWN", by correspondent in Ndjamena Stephanie Braquehais ¶8. NIGER *** LA CROIX 12/10-11/2005 - "SHOULD NIGER HOST FRANCOPHONE GAMES?", by Jean Luc Ferre ¶9. ETHIOPIA/ERITREA *** LIBERATION 12/13/2005 - "ETHIOPIA WILL NOT FIRE THE FIRST SHOT", by special correspondent in Zala Anbesa Lea-Lisa Westerhof ¶10. SUDAN *** LA CROIX 12/13/2005 - "NEW ACCUSATIONS AGAINST SUDANESE GOVERNMENT OVER DARFUR", by Laurent d'Ersu - "RAPE HAS BEEN USED AS WAR WEAPON", by Gaetan Du Roy ¶11. Minimize considered. (ARS) STAPLETON