AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 PARIS 003927

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STATE FOR AF/PD; AF/RD/RA; IIP/G/AF; I/RF(FOREIGN PRESS CENTERS IN
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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


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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