AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 PARIS 003927 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 June 2-9 2006 ¶1. ATTENTION ¶2. CHAD ¶3. SENEGAL ¶4. MALI ¶5. COTE ¶6. MAURITANIA ¶7. SOMALIA ¶8. SUDAN ¶9. 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. CHAD *** LIBERATION 6/2/2006 - "A RISK OF REGIONAL EXPLOSION", by William Leday ¶3. SENEGAL *** LE FIGARO 5/31/2006 - "SENEGALESE EXODUS TO EUROPE", by special correspondent in Dakar Thierry Oberle - "ABDOULAYE WADE REQUEST AID FOR RETURNING MIGRANTS", signed T.O. ¶4. MALI *** LE MONDE 5/25/2006 - "BARRACK ATTACKS MAY BE A SIGN OF RENEWED TUAREG REBELLION", by Jean-Pierre Tuquoi ¶5. COTE D'IVOIRE *** LE FIGARO 6/8/2006 - "COTE D'IVOIRE REFORESTATION: A NEW CHALLENGE", by Karene Bassompierre in Abidjan *** LE FIGARO 6/3-4/2006 - "FIRST STEPS TOWARD ELECTIONS", by Mark Boller in Abidjan ¶6. MAURITANIA *** LA CROIX 6/8/2006 - "MAURITANIA IS THE ANTECHAMBER FOR CANDIDATES TO EXILE", by Catherine Rebuffel *** LIBERATION 6/6/2006 - "HOW MAURITANIA BURNT UP HER PETROL", by special correspondent in Nouakchott Christophe Ayad ¶7. SOMALIA *** LA CROIX 6/8/2006 - "SHARIF SHEIKH AHMED: MOGADISCIO'S STRONGMAN", by Laurent d'Ersu *** LE MONDE 6/8/2006 - "LOOT SHARING HAS STARTED IN MOGADISCIO", by special correspondent in Mogadiscio Jean Philippe Remy *** LA CROIX 6/7/2006 - "PEACE IN MOGADISCIO STILL PRECARIOUS", by AFP correspondent in Mogadiscio Ali Musa Abdi *** LE MONDE 6/7/2007 - "ISLAMIST FIGHTERS HAVE CONQUERED MOGADISCIO IN FOUR MONTHS", - "A BLOW FOR WASHINGTON", by Corine Lesnes et Jean-Philippe Remy *** LIBERATION 6/7/2006 - "MOGADISCIO DOES NOT REPRESENT THE WHOLE OF SOMALIA", interview with CNRS researcher Roland Marchal by Christophe Ayad *** LE FIGARO 6/6/2006 - "ISLAMISTS SAID TO HAVE TAKEN MOGADISCIO", by Tanguy Berthemet *** LE MONDE 6/6/2006 - "ISLAMISTS FIGHTERS ABOUT TO CONQUER MOGADISCIO", by correspondent in Nairobi jean-Philippe Remy *** LA CROIX 6//2006 - "MILITIA WAR IN MOGADISCIO", by Laurent d'Ersu *** LIBERATION 5/31/2006 - "TO COUNTER AL QUAIDA, WASHINGTON MAKES ALLIANCES WITH THE DEVIL IN SOMALIA", by Christophe Ayad ¶8. SUDAN *** LE MONDE 6/8/2006 - "KHARTOUM REFUSES TO LET ANY UN BLUE ELMET MOVE TO DARFUR", by special correspondent in Khartoum Philippe Golopion ¶9. NIGERIA *** LIBERATION 6/9/2006 - "OIL BARREL HELD HOSTAGE IN THE NIGER DELTA", by correspondent in Lagos Virginie Gomez ¶X. Minimize considered. (ARS) STAPLETON