July 08

• Cote d'Ivoire: On a visit to the north, President Ouattara says he Seeks Reelection, Commends Ex-Dissident Leader Guillaume Soro for Fairness [press release]

  The Ivoirian Leader Said Sunday That He Will Seek Another Term. the Information Was Reported By Fraternite Matin (pp. 4-11) Which Noted That President Alassane Ouattara Was... Read more »

July 09

• Cote d'Ivoire: President Ouattara Calls on FPI to Join the Country's Peace Process [press release]

  President Alassane Ouattara Yesterday Extended an Invitation to Leaders of the Former Ruling Fpi Party to Participate in the Peace and Reconciliation Process. Fraternite Matin (p.... Read more »

July 11

• Ghana: Cote d'Ivoire Disagrees With Ghana Over Construction of Electricity Dam [press release]

  A report in Soir Info (p. 8) says Cote d'Ivoire disagrees with Ghana over the decision by Ghanaian authorities to construct a hydro-electric dam on the Volta River. According to... Read more »

• Cote d'Ivoire: Francophone Parliamentary Assembly to Open Today in Abidjan [press release]

  An article in Fraternite Matin (p. 9) says the 39th conference of Francophone parliamentarians opens open today in Abidjan. The report also says ahead of this conference, youth... Read more »

• Cote d'Ivoire: Ambassador Carter Does Final Meeting With Ivoirian Electoral Commission [press release]

  An article in L'Inter (p. 2) says Ambassador Phillip Carter III commended the president of the Ivoirian electoral commission for his role in settling disputes during the recent... Read more »

• Cote d'Ivoire: Reactions After President Ouattara Asks Opposition FPI Party to Repent [press release]

  A recent call from President Alassane Ouattara asking the former ruling FPI party to repent and demand pardon as part of the reconciliation process in Cote d'Ivoire has sparked... Read more »

• Cote d'Ivoire: The Government to Take Up Measures to Create Jobs for the Youth [press release]

  According to an article in Fraternite Matin (p. 16) Prime Minister Daniel Kablan Duncan said the government is committed to addressing youth unemployment and will soon be taking... Read more »

• Cote d'Ivoire: FPI Says the Government Is Doing Nothing to Advance Democracy [press release]

  In a statement yesterday, Richard Kodjo, the interim secretary general and spokesperson of the FPI accused the government of doing nothing to advance democracy in the country. Read more »

• Cote d'Ivoire: Charges Related to Post-Electoral Violence Confirmed Against Simone Gbagbo and 80 Others [press release]

  Charges against Simone Gbagbo, the former Ivoirian first lady, were confirmed yesterday by a court in Abidjan for her role in violence that followed the 2010 presidential election.... Read more »

August 10, 2012

• Cote d'Ivoire: President Alassane Ouattara to Attend Funeral of Late Ghanaian President John Atta Mills [press release]

  Finally, according to Soir Info (p. 4) President Alassane Ouattara will attend today in Accra, Ghana the funeral of the late Ghanaian President John Atta Mills who passed away last... Read more »

• Cote d'Ivoire: Chinese Investors to Partner With the Ivorian Government [press release]

  According to an article in Fraternite Matin (p. 25) the recent visit by Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara to China is paying off already. Read more »

• Cote d'Ivoire: Responses to Recent Attacks On an Army Base and Police Station in Abidjan [press release]

  "Together, we will enhance security throughout the country," Le Nouveau Reveil (p. 3) reported UN Special Representative in Cote d'Ivoire, Bert Koenders as saying after his meeting... Read more »

• Cote d'Ivoire: Report By Govt-Sponsored Commission On Post-Electoral Violence Triggers Mixed Reactions [press release]

  The National Commission of Inquiry (Commission Nationale d'Enquête), which was tasked with investigating the violence that followed the 2010 presidential election, presented... Read more »

August 09, 2012

• Cote d'Ivoire: Poor Results in Baccalaureate Exams [press release]

  With more on education issues, Fraternite Matin (p. 1) reports that the results of the Baccalaureate exams, which were released yesterday, are "poor." According to the results,... Read more »

• Cote d'Ivoire: Govt Announces Reduced University Fees [press release]

  A front-page story in Fraternite Matin says that the government has reduced the registration fees at the state universities from FCFA 100,000 (about US $184) to FCFA 30,000 (about... Read more »

• Cote d'Ivoire: Residents Flee After Attack on Army Base, Police Station [press release]

  "After Yopougon, Akouedo and Abengourou, the mysterious commando hits Agboville," says a front-page headline in L'Inter. A report in this paper (p. 4) says that a soldier was... Read more »

• Cote d'Ivoire: 2011 Electoral Crisis Report Released [press release]

  A prominent picture on the front page of Fraternite Matin shows the chairperson of the commission of inquiry, Mrs. Paulette Badjo presenting the final report on crimes committed... Read more »

• Cote d'Ivoire: U.S. Congressional Staffer Holds Talks With PM [press release]

  "Simpkins at the Prime Minister's office," says a prominent headline in Fraternite Matin (p. 8). According to the paper, Prime Minister Jeannot Ahoussou Kouadio held talks... Read more »

August 08, 2012

• Cote d'Ivoire: President Ouattara Pledges to Uphold Justice and Restore Security in Cote d'Ivoire As the Country Marks Its 52nd Independence Day [press release]

  During an address to the Nation televised on state broadcaster RTI1 on the eve of Cote d'Ivoire's Independence Day on August 7, President Ouattara stated: "we will not accept any... Read more »

• Cote d'Ivoire: Govt Blames Attacks On Gbagbo Supporters [press release]

  A prominent headline in Le Patriote (p. 1) quotes the Interior Minister, Hamed Bakayoko, as saying that "supporters of the former president, Laurent Gbagbo, were behind the series... Read more »

August 03, 2012

• Cote d'Ivoire: Nine Dead in an Outbreak of Rabies [press release]

  According to a report in Notre Voie (p. 6) nine people have so far lost their lives in 2012 as a result of an outbreak of rabies in Cote d'Ivoire. Speaking yesterday at a... Read more »

• Cote d'Ivoire: UN Mission to Support Ivorian Media [press release]

  According to an article in L'Inter (p. 14) the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) is committed to supporting the Ivorian media. The information was given by the UN special envoy... Read more »

• Cote d'Ivoire: Coastal Highway Construction Begins [press release]

  According to an article in Fraternite Matin (p. 12) President Alassane Ouattara is to kick off today the construction of a new highway to connect Abidjan with Grand Bassam. The... Read more »

• Cote d'Ivoire: Financial Scandal Hits Education Ministry [press release]

  According to an article in L'Intelligent d'Abidjan (p. 4) President Ouattara fired yesterday Mr. Adama Meite, the right-hand man of Ivorian Minister of Higher Education Cisse... Read more »

• Cote d'Ivoire: Finance Minister Outlines World Bank Incentive Program [press release]

  According to Ivorian Minister of Finance Charles Koffi Diby, the country's admission under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative (HIPC) will offer wide-ranging incentives... Read more »