US embassy cable - 05PARIS4362

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"JEUNE AFRIQUE" JUNE 19-25 SUPPLEMENT ON "US/AFRICA: SHARED INTERESTS"

Identifier: 05PARIS4362
Wikileaks: View 05PARIS4362 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Paris
Created: 2005-06-21 14:28:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: PGOV KPAO XA
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.


 
UNCLAS PARIS 004362 
 
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: "JEUNE AFRIQUE" JUNE 19-25 SUPPLEMENT ON 
"US/AFRICA: SHARED INTERESTS" 
 
1. PARIS-BASED INFLUENTIAL PANAFRICAN WEEKLY "JEUNE AFRIQUE- 
L'INTELLIGENT" DATED JUNE 19-26 HAS A 16-PAGE SUPPLEMENT ON 
US/AFRICA RELATIONS UNDER GLOBAL TITLE "SHARED INTERESTS". LIST 
OF ARTICLES FOLLOWS: 
 
  -    "GOOD GUYS" (TITLE IN ENGLISH), EDITORIAL BY MAGAZINE 
     ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FRANCOIS SOUDAN ON STATE OF PLAY BETWEEN THE 
     BUSH ADMINISTRATION AND (FAVORED) AFRICAN HEADS OF STATE. 
-    "NEW FRONTIERS", BY ELISE COLETTE: "AIDS, ENVIRONMENT AND 
OIL DRILLING ARE WASHINTON'S PRIORITIES IN AFRICA. HOWEVER, SINCE 
9/11, PREVENTION AGAINST TERRORIST ATTACKS HAS GIVEN A NEW 
DIMENSION TO US/AFRICA RELATIONS". 
-    "STEPHEN HAYES'PRIVATE THOUGHTS", INTERVIEW WITH CORPORATE 
COUNCIL ON AFRICA'S CHAIRMAN BY ZIAD LIMAM. 
-    "CHARITY AND BUSINESS", BY PHILIPPE PERDRIX. "MARKET ECONOMY 
ON ONE HAND, COMPASSION ON THE OTHER, ARE AT THE ROOT OF THE BUSH 
ADMINISTRATION'S AFRICAN POLICY". 
-    "NGOs ON THE FRONT LINE", BY PHILIPPE PERDRIX. "HEALTH, FOOD 
AID, ENVIRONMENT, HUMAN RIGHTS: NGOs ARE EVERYWHERE ON THE 
GROUND". 
-    "FROM HIV/AIDS TO TERRORISM", BY JEAN DOMINIQUE GESLIN, 
LISTING MAIN FIELDS OF AMERICAN INTERVENTION: AIDS, MILLENIUM 
ACCOUNT, PEACE KEEPING, SECURITY, DEBT, TRADE, FOOD AND 
AGRICULTURE, EDUCATION, WATER, ENVIRONMENT. 
-    "THE BLACK GOLD RUSH", BY PASCAL AIRAULT. "TO DIVERSIFY ITS 
SOURCES OF SUPPLY, UNCLE SAM COUNTS ON THE GULF OF GUINEA 
OILFIELDS. BY 2015, A QUARTER OF ITS IMPORTS WILL COME FROM 
AFRICAN PRODUCERS". 
-    "TO PREVENT AND TO CURE", CONCLUDING EDITORIAL BY CHERIF 
OUAZANI (FORMER ARS IV). 
 
2. 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 
 
3.Minimize considered. 
(ARS) WOLFF 

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