AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 PARIS 001020 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 February 3-17, 2006 ¶1. ATTENTION ¶2. COTE D'IVOIRE ¶3. CHAD/SUDAN ¶4. NIGERIA ¶5. 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. COTE D'IVOIRE *** LE MONDE 2/12-13/2006 - "ELECTIONS WILL NOT BE HELD ON SCHEDULE", INTERVIEW with president of Gabon Omar Bongo, by Jean-Pierre Tuquoi *** LE MONDE 2/10/2006 - "NO REACTION FROM ABIDJAN AFTER UN SANCTIONS", by Jean Philippe Remy *** LE MONDE 2/9/2006 - "UN SANCTIONS TRHEE IVOIRIAN PERSONALITIES", by correspondent in New York Philippe Bolopion *** LE FIGARO 2/8/2006 - "TROUBLE IN COTE D'IVOIRE: UN SANCTIONS", by correspondent in New York Jean Louis Turlin - "IVOIRIAN TV; MUCH COVETED BY ALL", - "WEST COUNTRY ABANDONED TO CHAOS", by Karine Bassompierre in Abidjan *** LIBERATION 2/8/2006 - "UN SETS MINIMUM SANCTIONS", by Thomas Hofnung and Laurent Mauriac (in New York) *** LA CROIX 2/7/2006 - "UN EXPECTS RENEWED TROUBLE IN COTE D'IVOIRE", by Laurent d'Ersu - *** LE MONDE 2/5-6/2006 - "IN THE COMPANY OF GBAGBO'S `YOUNG PATRIOTS' IN ABIDJAN", by Jean-Philippe Remy *** LE MONDE 2/4/2006 - "PARIS ASKS FOR UN SANCTIONS AGAINST COTE D'IVOIRE", by correspondent in New York Philippe Golopion ¶3. CHAD/SUDAN *** LIBERATION 2/15/2006 - PORTRAIT OF HASSAN EL TURABI, by Christophe Ayad *** LE MONDE 2/10/2006 - "CHAD AND SUDAN SIGN PEACE ACCORD IN LIBYA", by correspondent in Nairobi Jean-Philippe Remy *** LA CROIX 2/10/2006 - "CHAD AND SUDAN COMMITTED TO SOLVING THEIR QUARREL", by Laurent d'Ersu ¶4. NIGERIA *** LIBERATION 2/17/2006 - "PEOPLE HERE BELIEVE IT'S A CONSPIRACY", by special correspondent in Kano Virginie Gomez *** LE FIGARO 2/13/2006 - "DANGER COMES FROM AFRICA", by Catherine Petitnicolas *** LE MONDE 2/12-13/2006 - "NIGERIA APPEALS FOR INTERNATIONAL AID", by Jean Yves Nau - "A POOR AND CORRUPT COUNTRY, HELPLESS AGAINST VIRUS DISSEMINATION", by correspondent in Lagos Alexandre Jacquens *** LIBERATION 2/11-12/2006 - "BIRD FLU THREATENS AFRICA", by correspondent in Lagos Virginie Gomez - "A FORETOLD DISASTER", by Christian Losson *** LE FIGARO 2/11-12/2006 - "BIRD FLU IN NIGERIA: A WORRYING OUTBURST", by Martine Perez *** LIBERATION 2/10/2006 - "BIRD FLU STRIKES NIGERIAN PROVINCES", by correspondent in Lagos Virginie Gomez *** LE MONDE 2/10/2006 - "BIRD FLU REACHES AFRICA", by Jean Yves Nau ¶5. DROC *** LA CROIX 2/14/2006 - "STILL UNSTABLE, CONGO NEEDS HELP", by Laurent d'Ersu *** LE MONDE 2/14/2006 - "IT'S THE RIGHT TIME TO HELP CONGO", by UN Assistant Secretary General Jan Egeland and EU Commissary Louis Michel ¶6. Minimize considered. (ARS) STAPLETON