US embassy cable - 05PARIS4362

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