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Viewing cable 05PARIS8202, AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
05PARIS8202 2005-12-02 16:24 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 02 PARIS 008202 
 
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 
         November 25 - December 2, 2005 
 
 
1. ATTENTION 
2. GABON 
3. COTE D'IVOIRE 
4. RWANDA 
5. AFRICA/FRANCE SUMMIT 
6. NIGER 
7. HISSENE HABRE 
8. UGANDA 
9. HIV/AIDS-MALAWI 
 
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. GABON 
*** LIBERATION 12/1/2005 
- "PAPA BONGO'S NO-SURPRISE RE-ELECTION" by correspondent in 
Libreville Pauline SimoneT 
 
*** LE MONDE 11/30/2005 
- "SURE RE-ELECTION FOR OMAR BONGO", by special correspondent 
in Libreville Jean-Pierre Tuquoi 
 
*** LE MONDE 11/27-28/2005 
- "IN POWER SINCE 1967, OMAR BONGO BUYS HIMSELF AN ELECTION 
FOR A NEW SEVEN-YEAR MANDATE", 
- "BONGO'S GANG", by special correspondent in Libreville 
Jean-Pierre Tuquoi 
 
*** LA CROIX 11/24/2005 
- "OMAR BONGO'S EXPENSIVE RENEWED MANDATE", by special 
correspondent in Libreville Laurent d'Ersu 
 
 
3. COTE D'IVOIRE 
*** LIBERATION 12/2/2005 
- "THE MAHE AFFAIR: WHEN A SOLDIER'S ORDER LED TO MURDER", by 
Jean-Dominique Merchet 
 
*** LE FIGARO 12/1/2005 
- "THE MAHE AFFAIR REACHES THE JUDICIARY STAGE", signed ALG 
 
4. RWANDA 
*** LE FIGARO 12/1/2005 
- "RECONCILIATION IS HARD WORK", by special correspondent in 
Kigali Patrick de saint Exupery 
 
*** LIBERATION 11/29/2005 
- "NEW BOOK CONTENDS CURRENT RWANDAN PRESIDENT WAS BEHIND 
GENOCIDE", by Christophe Ayad 
 
5. AFRICA/FRANCE SUMMIT 
*** LIBERATION 12/2/2005 
- "COUNTER-SUMMIT CRITICAL OF FRANCE", by special 
correspondent in Bamako Thomas Hofnung 
 
6. NIGER 
*** LIBERATION 12/2/2005 
- "SLAVE COUNTING UNDER WAY IN NIGER", by special 
correspondent in Niger Judith Rueff 
 
7. HISSENE HABRE 
*** LE MONDE 11/29/2005 
- "PENDING AFRICA UNION'S DECISION, HISSENE HABRE WILL REMAIN 
IN SENEGAL", by Philippe Bernard and Jean-Pierre Stroobants 
 
*** LA CROIX 11/29/2005 
- "SENEGAL GRANTS HISSENE HABRE TWO MONTHS REPRIEVE", by 
correspondent in Dakar Christine Holzbauer 
 
*** LE MONDE 11/27-28/ 2005 
- "FORMER DICTATOR'S FATE BETWEEN THE HANDS OF PRESIDENT 
WADE", by Philippe Bernard and Jean-Pierre Stroobants 
 
*** LE FIGARO 11/26-27/2005 
- "DAKAR REFUSES TO EXTRADITE HISSENE HABRE", by Pierre Prier 
8. UGANDA 
*** LA CROIX 11/25/2005 
- "UGANDA CIVIL WAR OVERFLOWS INTO SUDAN", by special 
correspondent in Juba Adrien de Mun 
 
9. HIV/AIDS - MALAWI 
*** LIBERATION 12/1/2005 
- "NO MEDICAL FOLLOW-UPIN MALAWI", 
- "400,000 CHILDREN ORPHANED BECAUSE OF AIDS", by special 
correspondent in Blantyre Valerie Hirsch 
 
10. Minimize considered. 
(ARS) STAPLETON