August 12

• 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 10

• 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 8

• 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 7

• 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 »

• Cote d'Ivoire: ICC Postpones Gbagbo Hearing [press release]

  According to a report on Abidjan.net, the trial of former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo has been postponed. Slated for August 13, 2012, the hearing of the man accused of human... Read more »

August 6

• Cote d'Ivoire: President Ouattara Launches a Multi-Million Dollar Road Construction Project [document]

  With a front-page picture of President Alassane Ouattara holding a pickaxe while Chinese officials look on, Fraternite Matin carried a headline reading, "Ouattara transforms the... Read more »

• Cote d'Ivoire: Abidjan Court Rejects Demand for the Release On Bail of Officials of the Former Regime [document]

  A report in Fraternite Matin (p. 8) stated that an Abidjan court has rejected a demand seeking the release on bail of 18 officials of the former regime who have been detained for... Read more »

• Cote d'Ivoire: ICC Postpones Hearing for Former Ivorian Leader [document]

  A prominent headline in L'Inter said that lawyers for former president Laurent Gbagbo have welcomed the decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to postpone the hearings... Read more »

• Cote d'Ivoire: Western Diplomats Visit Duekoue to Assess Humanitarian Situation in the Region [document]

  A report in the weekend issue of Soir Info (p. 3) said that Western diplomats including Ambassador Phillip Carter III visited on Thursday the western town of Duekoue in order "to... Read more »

• Cote d'Ivoire: At Least Four Soldiers Reportedly Killed By Gunmen At Police Stations in Abidjan [document]

  A prominent report on the Abidjan.net website states that at least four soldiers were killed and many others were wounded over the weekend as unidentified gunmen attacked a police... Read more »

August 3

• Cote d'Ivoire: President Obama's Statement On the Occasion of Ramadan [document]

  "Islam is part of our Nation," a front-page headline in Islam Info quotes President Obama as saying in a statement issued by The White House on the celebration of Ramadan. Read more »

• Cote d'Ivoire: The Next Local Elections in Cote d'Ivoire [document]

  A prominent headline in Le Nouveau Reveil claims that the municipal and regional elections, which were scheduled for November 2012, are likely to be postponed to 2013. The paper... Read more »

• Cote d'Ivoire: 'Cote d'Ivoire Needs Fcfa 10 Billion to Fight HIV/Aids,' Says Health Minister [document]

  "We're looking for FCFA 10 billion (about US $19 million) to provide care for patients," L'Intelligent d'Abidjan (p. 8) quotes the Minister of Health and the Fight Against... Read more »