AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 PARIS 000566 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 JANUARY 20-27, 2006 ¶1. ATTENTION ¶2. AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT ¶3. COTE D'IVOIRE ¶4. MALI SUMMIT ¶5. CHAD ¶6. CONGO ¶7. DROC ¶8. KENYA ¶8. ZIMBABWE ¶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. AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT *** LA CROIX 1/24/2006 - "AU SEARCHING FOR A CHAIRMAN", by Catherine Rebuffel *** LE FIGARO 1/23/2006 - "AU'S CREDIBILITY IS AT STAKE", by special correspondent in Khartoum Tanguy Berthemet ¶3. COTE D'IVOIRE *** LE MONDE 1/28/2007 - "UN EVACUATES HALF ITS STAFF" - "IVOIRIAN JUSTICE INVESTIGATESMFRENCH MILITARY PERSONNEL", by Jean Philippe Remy in Abidjan and Philippe Bolopion in New York *** LE FIGARO 1/27/2006 - "UN EVACUATE SOME OF ITS STAFF IN COTE D'IVOIRE", by Mark Boller *** LE MONDE 1/25/2006 - "FRENCH AND IVOIRIAN JUSGES WANT TO SEE FIRMIN MAHE'S BODY", by special correspondent in Abidjan Jean-Philippe Remy *** LE FIGARO 1/24/2006 - "LAURENT GBAGBO SUPPORS HIS OPRIME MINISTER", unsigned *** LA CROIX 1/23/2006 - "PATRIOTS ARE CENTRAL TO THE VIOLENCE", by correspondent in Abidjan Stephane Auvray ¶4. MALI SUMMIT *** LE MONDE 1/24/2006 - "AFRICA STARTS MOBILIZING IN BAMAKO", by special correspondent in Bamako Philippe Bernard - "AMADOU TOUMANI TOURE, AN EXEMPLARY LEADER", by Philippe Bernard *** LIBERATION 1/23/2006 - "WE ARE GHOSTS", by special correspondent in Bamako Christian Losson *** LIBERATION 1/21-22/2006 - "AFRICA'S CIVIL SOCIETY IS WAKING UP", by special correspondent in Bamako Christian Losson - "AFRO-OPTIMISM", editorial by Patrick Sabatier - "AFRICANS NO LONGER BELIEVE IN GOOD WORDS", INTERVIEW WITH Un economist Yves Ekoue Amaizo by Vittorio de Filippis ¶5. CHAD *** LIBERATION 1/26/2006 - "CHAD PRESIDENT DOES NOT LET GO", byncorrespondent in Ndjamena Stephanie Braquehais *** LA CROIX 1/26/2006 - "JUDGING HISSENE HABRE TAKES TIME", by Catherine Rebuffel *** LE MONDE 1/24/2006 - "AFRICAN UNION TO DECIDE HISSENE HABRE'S FATE", by correspondent in Nairobi Jean Philippe Remy ¶6. CONGO *** LIBERATION 1/25/2006 - "SASSOU NGUESSO, NEW AFRICAN UNION'S CHAIRMAN", by Christophe Ayad *** LE FIGARO 1/25/2006 - "CONGO IS HEAVED TO THE TOP OF AFRICAN UNION", by special correspondent in Karthoum Tanguy Berthemet - ¶7. DROC *** LE MONDE 1/25/2006 - "EIGHT UN SOLDIERS KILLED IN MISSION AGAINST UGANDAN REBELS", by Jean-Philippe Remy and Philippe Bolopion (in New York) ¶8. KENYA *** LIBERATION 1/24/2006 - "NOT A DROP OF AID FOR KENYA'S NORTHERN TRIBES", by special correspondent in North Kenya Hilaire Avril ¶9. ZIMBABWE *** LE MONDE 1/27/2006 - "UA REPORT ON ZIMBABWE'S HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS", by correspondent in Johannesburg Fabienne Pompey ¶10. Minimize considered. (ARS) STAPLETON