US embassy cable - 05PARIS4766

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 PARIS 004766 
 
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 
         JULY 1-8, 2005 
 
 
1. ATTENTION 
2. G8/AFRICA 
3. BURUNDI 
4. MALI 
5. MADAGASCAR 
6. MOZAMBIQUE 
7. SUDAN 
8. COTE D\'IVOIRE 
9. ANGOLA 
10. BURKINA FASO 
 
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 
*** LE FIGARO 7/7/2005 
  -    \" WHY AFRICA SHOULD GET REMEDIAL TREATMENT\", editorial by 
     former IMF chairman Michel Camdessus and former Norwegian Prime 
     Minister Gro Harlem Bruntland 
 
*** LA CROIX 7/7/2005 
  -    \"RICH COUNTRIES HAVE DUTIES TOWARD AFRICA\", Interview with 
     Archbishop of Abuja (Nigeria) by Laurent d\'Ersu 
 
*** LE FIGARO 7/6/2005 
  -    \"FRANCO-BRITISH RIVALRY OVER AFRICA IS TURNING AGAINST 
     PARIS\", by Patrick de Saint Exupery 
-    \"ANGLOPHONE COUNTRIES ARE MANAGED BETTER\", by Sixtine Leon- 
Dufour 
-    \"FRENCH POLICY IN AFRICA IS REGRESSIVE\", Interview with 
political science researcher Francois Bayart 
 
*** LA CROIX 7/6/2005 
  -    \"G8 COUNTRIES SHOW OFF THEIR COMMITMENTS TO AFRICA\", by 
     Pierre Cochez 
 
*** LE MONDE 7/6/2005 
  -    \"WORLD MOBILIZATION TO HELP AFRICA OUT OF POVERTY\", BY Jean 
     Pierre Tuquoi 
-    \"CORRUPTION: CITY BANKS NOT TOO WATCHFUL OVER 
DICTATORS\'INVESTMENTS\", by correspondent in London Marc Roche 
-    \"JAPAN GIVES PRIORITY TO `ORDINARY\' AFRICANS\' AID PROJECTS\", 
by correspondent in Tokyo Philippe Pons 
 
*** LIBERATION 7/5/2005 
  -    \"AFRICA IS BACK IN FAVOR\", by Christophe Ayad and Thomas 
     Hofnung 
-    \"TWO DOLLARS PER YEAR: WHAT EACH NIGERIAN GETS IN AID\", by 
correspondent in Lagos Virginie Gomez 
-    \"AFRICA IS STUCK IN A VICIOUS CIRCLE OF FAILURE\", by 
Vittoria de Filippis and Christian Losson 
 
*** LE MONDE 7/5/2005 
  -    \"FRENCH EMBASSY GUEST IVOIRIAN ARMY OFFICER DIES AFTER 
     ARREST\", by special correspondent in Abidjan Jean-Philippe Remy 
 
*** LIBERATION 7/4/2005 
  -    \"WE NEED G8 HELP IN MANAGING AID\", interview with President 
     Abdoulaye Wade by Marie-Laure Josselin 
 
 
3. BURUNDI 
*** LIBERATION 7/7/2005 
  -    \"FORMER HUTU REBEL TO GOVERN BURUNDI\", by Christophe Ayad 
 
*** LE FIGARO 7/5/2005 
  -    \"ELECTIONS ARE A STEP TOWARD PEACE BETWEEN TUTSIS AND 
     HUTUS\", signed P.S.E 
 
*** LA CROIX 7/5/2005 
  -    \"ELECTIONS RESTORE CONFIDENCE AMONG BURUNDIANS\", by Laurent 
     d\'Ersu 
 
4. MALI 
*** LA CROIX 7/7/2005 
  -    \"DOCTORS OPEN UP LANDLOCKED AREAS\", by special correspondent 
     in Markacoungo Laurent d\'Ersu 
*** LA CROIX 7/5/2005 
  -    \"AFRICA STILL WAITING TO SEE BENEFITS OF FREE TRADE\", by 
     Aude Carasco 
-    \"GLOBALISATION SCARES MALIAN COTTON GROWERS\", by special 
correspondent in Fana Laurent d\'Ersu 
 
5. MADAGASCAR 
*** LA CROIX 7/6/2005 
  -    \"CORRUPTION PLAGUES AFRICA BUT IS NOT INEVITABLE\" by Laurent 
     d\'Ersu and Catherine Rebuffel 
-    \"CORRUPTION GNAWS AT MADAGASCAR, FROM MAYOR TO DOCKERS\", by 
special correspondent in Antananarivo Laurent d\'Ersu 
 
6. MOZAMBIQUE 
*** LE MONDE 7/6/2005 
- \"HIV/AIDS: MOZAMBIQUE STRUGGLES TO SAVE ITS ECONOMIC REVIVAL\", 
by correspondent in Maputo Jordane Bertrand 
*** LA CROIX 7/4/2005 
  -    \"HOW TO MAKE DEVELOPMENT AID MORE EFFICIENT\", by Catherine 
     Rebuffel 
-    - \"MOZAMBIQUE IS A MODEL FOR ODA\", by special correspondent 
in Maputo Pierre Cochez 
 
7. SUDAN 
*** LE MONDE 7/3-4/2005 
  -    \"HARDLY OUT OF JAIL, MR AL TOURABI LAUNCHES VIOLENT VERBAL 
     ATTACK AGAINST SUDANESE REGIME\", by Mouna Naim 
 
8. COTE D\'IVOIRE 
*** LE FIGARO 7/5/2005 
  -    \"LAURENT GBAGBO\'S REGIME TURNS MORE RADICAL\", by Mark Boller 
-    \"SECURITY BUSINESS IS FLOURISHING IN ABIDJAN\", signed M.B. 
 
*** LIBERATION 7/4/2005 
- \"IVOIRIAN ARMY\'S ANTI-FRENCH PARANOIA\", by Thomas Hofnung 
 
9. ANGOLA 
*** LE MONDE 7/6/2005 
  -    \"RICH IN OIL, ANGOLA TURNS TO CHINA TO AVOID IMF DEMANDS\", 
     by special correspondent in Luanda Jean-Philippe Remy 
 
10. BURKINA FASO 
*** LE MONDE 7/6/2005 
  -    \"BURKINA BETS ON COTTON FOR ITS DEVELOPMENT\", by special 
     correspondent in Missidiougou Philippe Bernard 
 
11. Minimize considered. 
(ARS) STAPLETON