AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 PARIS 002300 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 March 25-april 7, 2006 ¶1. ATTENTION ¶2. FAMINE IN AFRICA ¶3. SENEGAL ¶4. TAYLOR ¶5. DROC ¶6. COTE D'IVOIRE ¶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. FAMINE IN AFRICA *** LE MONDE 4/4/2006 - "WHY DO FAMINES KEEP RECURRING IN AFRICA?", a two page feature in Economics supplement ¶3. SENEGAL *** LE MONDE 4/6/2006 - "IDRISSA SECK SAYS HE IS A CANDIDATE TO PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION", - "WHEN MR WADE QUALIFIED `A FOLLY' HIS FORMER PROT S AFFRONT", by special correspondent in Dakar Philippe Bernard ¶4. CHARLES TAYLOR *** LA CROIX 4/4/2006 - "CHARLES TAYLOR FACES A FREETOWN JUDGE, AT LAST", by Laurent d'Ersu *** LE FIGARO 4/4/2006 - "CHARLES TAYLOR PLEADS NOT GUILTY", by special correspondent in Freetown Tanguy Berthemet *** LIBERATION 4/3/2006 - "A BURDENSOME PRISONER", by Thomas Hofnung *** LE MONDE 4/1/2006 - "TAYLOR TRIAL: LIKELY TRANSFER TO THE HAGUE FOR SECURITY REASONS", by Stephanie Maupas and Philippe Golopion in New York and the Hague *** LE FIGARO 3/31/2006 - "LIBERIA'S TORTURER FACES JUSTICE", by Tanguy Berthemet *** LIBERATION 3/30/2006 - "NO MORE RUNNING AWAY FOR CHARLES TAYLOR", Signed T.H. *** LE MONDE 3/30/2006 - "ACCUSED OF CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY, CHARLES TAYLOR VANISHES", by Jean-Pierre Tuquoi *** LA CROIX 3/30/2006 - "CHARLES TAYLOR APPEARS IN FRONT OF INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL", by Laurent d'Ersu *** LE MONDE 3/28/2006 - "NIGERIA ACCEPTS TO HAND OVER TAYLOR", by Philippe Bernard *** LIBERATION 3/27/2006 - "END OF EXILE FOR CHARLES TAYLOR", by Virginie Gomez *** LE FIGARO 3/31/2006 - "OBASANJO ABOUT TO HAND TAYLOR OVER TO LIBERIA", Unsigned ¶5. DROC *** LA CROIX 4/4/2006 - "ETIENNE TSHISEKEDI, CONGO'S LONG TIME OPPONENT", by Laurent d'Ersu ¶6. COTE D'IVOIRE *** LE FIGARO 4/4/2006 - "UNEASY PROGRESS TOWARD ELECTIONS", by Mark Boller in Abidjan ¶7. Minimize considered. (ARS) STAPLETON