This daily press review is compiled by the Information Section of the Public Affairs Office of the American Embassy in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.

1. The French President Sarkozy's phone call to his Ivoirian counterpart Gbagbo leads Friday's Ivoirian press.

2. Notre Voix, a privately-owned daily close to the ruling party FPI, Le Courrier d'Abidjan and Le Temps, privately-owned dailies close to Mr. Gbagbo, quotes in their headlines President Gbagbo as saying : "Paris should stop interfering in our business". The paper reports that Mr. Gbagbo was angry about the way he as President has been treated by Mr. Sarkozy's predecessor.

3. In more details, L'Inter, a privately-owned and independent daily, quotes President Gbagbo as saying that former President Chirac spoke to him as if he were a French sub-prefect. Mr. Gbagbo revealed in the paper that Mr. Chirac and Mr. De Villepin wanted to get rid of him.

4. Soir Info, a privately-owned and independent daily carries a banner headline saying that President Sarkozy called the President Gbagbo to congratulate and encourage him to continue implementing the Ouagadougou Peace Agreement after the Flame of Peace ceremony in Bouake.