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Viewing cable 05PARIS7873, AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS

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05PARIS7873 2005-11-18 15:53 2011-08-24 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Paris
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 PARIS 007873 
 
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 
         NOV. 4-18, 2005 
 
 
1. ATTENTION 
2. LIBERIA 
3. CHAD 
4. GABON 
5. BURKINA FASO 
6. COTE D'IVOIRE 
7. ETHIOPIA 
8. NIGERIA 
 
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. LIBERIA 
*** LA CROIX 11/16/2005 
  -    "ELLEN JOHNSON-SIRLEAF: A HOPE FOR LIBERIA", by Laurent 
     d'Ersu 
 
*** LE MONDE 11/12/2005 
  -    "GEORGE WEAH CONTESTS ELECTION RESULT"' 
-    "MONROVIA'S IRON LADY TRAINED AT HARVARD AND THE WORLD 
BANK', signed PH.B 
 
 
*** LIBERATION 11/12-13/2005 
  -    "LIBERIA OFFERS AFRICA ITS FIRST WOMAN-PRESIDENT", by 
     Christophe Ayad 
 
*** LE FIGARO 11/12-13/2005 
  -    "LIBERIA PREFERS THE BANKER TO THE SOCCER PLAYER", by 
     Patrick de Saint Exupery 
 
*** LA CROIX 11/8/2005 
  -    "FUTURE LIBERIAN ARMY TRAINED BY PRIVATE FIRM", by special 
     correspondent in Monrovia Stephane Auvray 
 
*** LIBERATION 11/8/2005 
  -    "WEAH IS ALMOST THERE", by Christophe Ayad 
 
 
3. CHAD 
*** LE MONDE 11/17/2005 
  -    "HABRE'S EXTRADITION BETWEEN THE HANDS OF SENEGAL", by Jean- 
     Pierre Stroobants in Brussels and Jean-Pierre Tuquoi 
 
*** LA CROIX 11/16/2005 
  -    "HISSENE HABRE IN FRONT OF SENEGALESE JUSTICE", by Catherine 
     Rebuffel 
 
*** LE FIGARO 11/16/2005 
  -    "FORMER PRESIDENT ARRESTED FOR GENOCIDE", by Pierre Prier 
 
*** LIBERATION 11/16/2005 
  -    "HISSENE HABRE UNDER ARREST IN SENEGAL", Reuters 
 
*** LE MONDE 11/15/2005 
  -    "PLAINTIFS WORRY ABOUT SENEGAL'S SLOW WORK", by Jean-Pierre 
     Stroobants in Brussels 
 
*** LE FIGARO 11/12-13/2005 
  -    "IDRISS DEBY'S REGIME APPROPRIATES OIL MONEY", by Sixtine 
     Leon-Dufour 
 
4. GABON 
*** LIBERATION 11/18/2005 
  -    "NEW ACCUSATION DENIED", AFP 
 
*** LE MONDE 11/6-7/2005 
  -    "ZACHARIE MYBOTO ACCUSES BONGO", by Philippe Bernard 
 
 
5. BURKINA FASO 
*** LE FIGARO 11/14/2005 
  -    "BURKINA IS REAR-BASE FOR IVOIRIAN REBELS", by special 
     correspondent in Ouagadougou Tanguy Berthemet 
 
*** LIBERATION 11/14/2005 
  -    "UNREMOVABLE `HANDSOME BLAISE', LIKELY WINNER', by Thomas 
     Hofnung" 
 
*** LE MONDE 11/13-14/2005 
  -    "BLAISE COMPAORE ON THE EVE OF A THIRD MANDATE", by Philippe 
     Bernard 
 
*** LE FIGARO 11/12-13/2005 
  -    "IVOIRIAN CRISIS WORRIES BURKINA, SAYS COMPAORE", interview 
     with President Blaise Compaore by Tanguy Berthement in 
     Ouagadougou 
-    "DISENCHANTED BURKINA HAS NO ALTERNATIVE BUT TO RE-ELECT 
OUTGOING PRESIDENT", by special correspondent in Ouagadougou T.B. 
 
*** LE MONDE 11/11/2005 
  -    "IN SPITE OF `MODEL' ECONOMIC POLICIES, BURKINA REMAINS 
     TRAPPED IN POVERTY", by Alain Faujas 
 
6. COTE D'IVOIRE 
*** LIBERATION 11/18/2005 
  -    "TO GIVE HIMSELF NEW AVIATION, GBAGBO IS FLIRTING WITH 
     EMBARGO", by Thomas Hofnung 
 
*** LA CROIX 11/17/2005 
  -    "COCOA MONEY PAID FOR ARMS", by Laurent d'Ersu 
 
*** LE MONDE 11/13-14/2005 
  -    "CONFIDENCE IS LACKING", editorial by Jean-Pierre Tuquoi 
 
*** LIBERATION 11/11/2005 
  -    "FRENCH JOURNALISTS UNWELCOME", by special correspondent in 
     Abidjan Thomas Hofnung 
 
*** LE MONDE 11/12/2005 
  -    "ABIDJAN'S GHOSTS", by anthropologist Marc Auge 
 
*** LIBERATION 11/7/2005 
  -    "FRANCE IS BOGGED DOWN IN COTE D'IVOIRE", 
-    "START OF SCHOOL YEAR UNCERTAIN IN BOUAKE", by special 
correspondent Thomas Hofung 
 
*** LE FIGARO 11/5-6/2005 
  -    "FRANCE IS LOSING GROUND IN COTE D'IVOIRE", by Patrick de 
     Saint Exupery 
 
7. ETHIOPIA 
*** LE MONDE 11/17/2005 
  -    "TIMID REACTION FROM AID DONORS AFTER VIOLENCE ERUPTS IN 
     ETHIOPIA", by correspondent in Nairobi Jean-Philippe Remy 
 
*** LIBERATION 11/5-6/2005 
  -    "WAR THREATENS BETWEEN ETHIOPIA AND ERITREA", by 
     correspondent in Asmara Nicolas Germain 
- 
*** LE FIGARO 11/5-6/2005 
  -    "RENEWED TENSION ON ETHIOPIA/ERITREA BORDER", by Adrien 
     Jaulmes 
 
*** LIBERATION 11/8/2005 
  -    "NIGERIAN PROSTITUTES FOR EUROPEAN MARKET", by special 
     correspondent in Benin City Virginie Gomez 
9. Minimize considered. 
(ARS) STAPLETON