US embassy cable - 05PARIS4630

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 PARIS 004630 
 
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 24-JULY 1, 2005 
 
 
1. ATTENTION 
2. G8/AFRICA 
3. COTE D\'IVOIRE 
4. MAURITANIA 
5. RWANDA 
6. CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE 
7. NIGER 
8. MALI 
9. GABON 
10. MADAGASCAR 
11. MOZAMBIQUE 
12. NIGERIA 
13. DROC 
 
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. G8/AFRICA 
*** LA CROIX 6/30/2005 
  -    \"EUROPE IS FIRST DONOR OF DEVELOPMENT AID\", INTERVIEW WITH 
     European development commissioner Louis Michel by Pierre Cochez 
 
*** LA CROIX 6/29/2005 
  -    \"DEBT CANCELLATION IS FIRST STEP TOWARD DEVELOPMENT\", by 
     Pierre Cochez 
 
*** LA CROIX 6/27/2005 
  -    \"EIGHT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES FOR NEW MILLENIUM\", by 
     Catherine Rebuffel 
 
3. COTE D\'IVOIRE 
*** LE FIGARO 7/1/2005 
  -    \"SOUTH AFRICA REVIVES IVOIRIAN PEACE PROCESS\", by mark 
     Boller in Abidjan 
 
*** LE MONDE 7/1/2005 
  -    \"LOYALISTS AND REBELS RISK THE SAME INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS 
     FOR NOT DISARMING\", by correspondent in Pretoria Fabienne Pompey 
-    \"DISTRUST BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH\", by special correspondent 
in Abidjan Jean-Philippe Remy 
-    \"REBELS BLAME IT ON GUINEA\", AFP 
 
*** LA CROIX 6/30/2005 
  -    \"IVOIRIAN LEADERS GIVE THEMSELVES NEW DEADLINES\", by Laurent 
     d\'Ersu 
 
*** LE FIGARO 6/29/2005 
  -    \"FAILURE TO DISARM IS COMPROMISING PEACE PROCESS\", by Mark 
     Boller 
 
*** LIBERATION 6/28/2005 
  -    \"REBEL AND GOVERNMENT TROOPS REFUSE TO DISARM\", by Thomas 
     Hofnung 
-    \"OUR BROTHERS ARE MURDERED AND NO ONE SAYS A WORD\", 
interview with minister Adou Assoa by Thomas Hofnung 
 
*** LE MONDE 6/28/2005 
  -    \"FAILURE IN DISARMING MAY LEAD TO NEW VIOLENCE\", by special 
     correspondent in Abidjan Jean-Philippe Remy 
 
*** LE FIGARO 6/27/2005 
  -    \"FRENCH RESIDENTS IN ABIDJAN HOPE FOR BETTER DAYS\", by 
     special correspondent in Abidjan Caroline Dumay 
 
 
4. MAURITANIA 
*** LE MONDE 7/1/2005 
  -    \"MAURITANIAN ARMY OFFICER ON TRIAL IN FRANCE FOR ACTS OF 
     TORTURE AND BARBARY\", by Claire Trean 
 
*** LIBERATION 6/30/2005 
  -    \"MAURITANIAN ON TRIAL IN FRANCE FOR ACTS OF TORTURE\", by 
     Renaud Lecadre 
 
5. RWANDA 
*** LIBERATION 6/30/2005 
  -    \"GENOCIDE\" TWO RWANDANS SENTENCED IN BELGIUM\", by Christophe 
     Ayad 
*** LA CROIX 6/29/2005 
  -    \"FRANCE APPROACHED IN THE CASE OF A SUSPECTED GENOCIDE 
     PERPETRATOR\", by Laurent d\'Ersu 
 
*** LE MONDE 6/28/2005 
  -    \"UN WILL ASK FRANCE TO TRY RWANDAN GENOCIDE SUSPECTS\", 
     signed S. Ma. in The Hague 
-    \"FRANCE HAS NEVER BEEN WILLING TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION\", 
interview with international tribunal expert Andre Guichaoua by 
Stephanie Maupas 
 
6. CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE 
*** LIBERATION 6/30/2005 
  -    \"EMBARRASSING TRIAL WILL TAKE PLACE IN BRAZZAVILLE\", by 
     Renaud Lecadre 
 
 
7. NIGER 
*** LA CROIX 6/29/2005 
  -    \"FOOD EMERGENCY IS GETTING WORSE\", by Catherine Rebuffel 
 
8. MALI 
*** LA CROIX 6/30/2005 
  -    \"IN MALI, TRADITIONS DO NOT STOP WOMEN\", by special 
     correspondent in Bamako Laurent d\'Ersu 
 
9. GABON 
*** LIBERATION 6/29/2005 
  -    \"BONGO BETRAYED BY HIS OWN\", by Christophe Ayad 
 
10. MADAGASCAR 
*** LA CROIX 6/29/2005 
  -    \"MADAGASCAR LAUNCHES FIGHT FOR ACCESS TO EDUCATION\", by 
     special correspondent in Manjakandriana Laurent d\'Ersu 
 
11. MOZAMBIQUE 
*** LA CROIX 6/27/2005 
  -    \"FROM FIELDS TO MINES, MOZAMBICANS STRIVE TO MAKE A LIVING\", 
     by special correspondent in Maputo Pierre Cochez 
 
12. NIGERIA 
*** LIBERATION 7/1/2005 
  -    \"EVANGELISTS\'MIRACLES IN NIGERIA\", by correspondent in Lagos 
     Virginie Gomez 
 
13. DROC 
*** LA CROIX 6/30/2005 
- \"ELECTION POSTPONMENT PUTS P