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Viewing cable 06PARIS1550, AFRICA IN THE FRENCH PRESS

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06PARIS1550 2006-03-10 13:58 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 001550 
 
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 
         MARCH 3-10, 2006 
 
 
1. ATTENTION 
2. AFRICA EMIGRATION 
3. AFRICA CORRUPTION 
4. ALI FARKA TOURE 
5. COTE D'IVOIRE 
6. SENEGAL 
7. BENIN 
8. NIGER 
9. SUDAN 
10. UGANDA 
11. SOUTH AFRICA 
 
 
 
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. AFRICA EMIGRATION 
*** LIBERATION 3/10/2006 
  -    "A TRAGIC NEW ROUTE FOR AFRICAN MIGRANTS", by correspondent 
     in Madrid Francois Musseau 
 
3. AFRICA CORRUPTION 
*** LA CROIX 3/7/2006 
  -    "AFRICA DOES NOT HOLD CORRUPTION MONOPOLY", Interview with 
     congo and African union President Denis Sassou Nguesso by Julia 
     Ficatier and Laurent d'Ersu 
 
  4.   ALI FARKA TOURE 
*** LIBERATION 3/8/2006 
  -    "MALI LOSES ITS GUITAR HERO", by Bouziane Daoudi 
*** LE FIGARO 3/8/2006 
  -    "AFRICA FEELS BLUE", by Bertand Dicale 
 
5. COTE D'IVOIRE 
*** LE FIGARO 3/9/2006 
  -    "RELATIONS BETWEEN FRANCE AND COTE D'IVOIRE MUST CHANGE", 
     interview with President Laurent Gbagbo by special correspondent 
     in Abidjan Patrick de Saint Exupery 
-    "TWO IVOIRIAN PILOTS TALK OF THE BOUAKE `MISTAKE'", signed 
P.S.-E. 
 
6. SENEGAL 
*** LIBERATION 3/4-5/2006 
  -    "SENEGAL MAKES STRATEGIC PROGRESS AGAINST MALARIA", by 
     Sylvestre Huet 
- 
7. BENIN 
*** LE MONDE 3/7/2006 
  -    "OUTGOING PRESIDENT CASTS DOUBTS OVER ELECTION", by Philippe 
     Bernard 
 
*** LIBERATION 3/4-5/2006 
  -    "BENINESE VOTE FOR BETTER LIFE", signed T.H. with AFP 
 
*** LE FIGARO 3/4-5/2006 
  -    "PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN BENIN", by Patrick de Saint 
     Exupery 
 
8. NIGER 
*** LA CROIX 3/3/2006 
  -    "FACED WITH BIRD FLU, NIGER LAUNCHES ACTION PLAN", by 
     special correspondent in Niamey Catherine Rebuffel 
 
9. SUDAN 
*** LE FIGARO 3/10/2006 
  -    "BLUE HELMETS MIGHT INVITE THEMSELVES TO DARFUR", by Tanguy 
     Berthemet 
 
*** LE FIGARO 3/9/2006 
  -    "IN DARFUR, OUR PATIENCE HAS LIMITS", by British Foreign 
     Affairs minister Jack Straw 
 
10. UGANDA 
*** LIBERATION 3/9/2006 
  -    "CHILDREN HIDE TO GO TO SLEEP", two page feature by special 
     correspondent in Gulu Thomas Hofnung 
 
*** LA CROIX 3/2/2006 
  -    "AIDS EPIDeMICS SURGES AGAIN IN UGANDA", by correspondent in 
     Kampala Adrien de Mun 
 
11. SOUTH AFRICA 
*** LE MONDE 3/9/2006 
  -    "FORMER VICE PRESIDENT ZUMA ON TRIAL FOR RAPE", by 
     correspondent in Johannesburg Fabienne Pompey 
 
12. Minimize considered. 
(ARS) STAPLETON