Cablegate: Africa in the French Press

Friday, 28 July 2006, 8:14 am
Cable: Wikileaks
Ref: 06PARIS5114

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Lucia A Keegan 07/31/2006 10:32:35 AM From DB/Inbox: Lucia A Keegan

Cable
Text:

UNCLAS PARIS 05114

SIPDIS
cxparis:
ACTION: ARS
INFO: POL DCM AMB

DISSEMINATION: ARSX /5
CHARGE: ARS

APPROVED: ARS:DQUEEN
DRAFTED: ARS:MTRAORE
CLEARED: ARS:NONE

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RUEHCO RUEHDK RUEHDJ RUEHKI RUEHLGB RUEHLC RUEHLG RUEHPC
RUEHNM RUEHNJ RUEHNK RUEHOU RUEHPL RUEHYD RUEHBS RUEHLO
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ZNR UUUUU ZZH
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FM AMEMBASSY PARIS
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 9876
RUEHAB/AMEMBASSY ABIDJAN 0988
RUEHAN/AMEMBASSY ANTANANARIVO 0906
RUEHBP/AMEMBASSY BAMAKO 0794
RUEHJB/AMEMBASSY BUJUMBURA 0627
RUEHRY/AMEMBASSY CONAKRY 0966
RUEHCO/AMEMBASSY COTONOU 0843
RUEHDK/AMEMBASSY DAKAR 1267
RUEHDJ/AMEMBASSY DJIBOUTI 0751
RUEHKI/AMEMBASSY KINSHASA 1398
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RUEHLC/AMEMBASSY LIBREVILLE 1108
RUEHLG/AMEMBASSY LILONGWE 0500
RUEHPC/AMEMBASSY LOME 0885
RUEHNM/AMEMBASSY NIAMEY 1007
RUEHNJ/AMEMBASSY NDJAMENA 1073
RUEHNK/AMEMBASSY NOUAKCHOTT 0812
RUEHOU/AMEMBASSY OUAGADOUGOU 0932
RUEHPL/AMEMBASSY PORT LOUIS 0782
RUEHYD/AMEMBASSY YAOUNDE 0981
RUEHBS/AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS 5797
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 6197

UNCLAS PARIS 005114

SIPDIS

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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 22-28, 2006

1. ATTENTION
2. NOTE
3. ETHIOPIA
4. COTE D'IVOIRE
5. BENIN
6. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

1. ATTENTION: 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 ARS@STATE.GOV.

2. NOTE: ARS COVERAGE OF THE FRENCH PRESS WILL BE REDUCED DURING
CURRENT STAFFING VACANCIES.

3. ETHIOPIA
***Le Monde 7/22/06
- "Les troupes thiopiennes sont entres en Somalie" by
Jean-Philippe Rmy

4. COTE D'IVOIRE
***Le Monde 7/22/06
- "Le GTI appelle ` la fermet aprhs les incidents d'Abidjan"

5. BENIN
***Le Monde 7/26/06
- "De Natitingou au lyce Louis-le-Grand" by Alain Abellard

6. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
***Le Monde 7/27/06
- " Une violente manifestation d'opposants disperse ` Kinshasa"

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