This daily press review is compiled by the Information Section of the Public Affairs Office of the American Embassy in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. For questions regarding this service.
1. For the first time, the Ivoirian President Laurent Gbagbo reacted to the UN Security Council's recent Resolution in which it maintained sanctions imposed on Cote d'Ivoire since 2004 for another year and expressed deep concern over the delay in the implementation of the Ouagadougou Agreement. Meanwhile Gbagbo's plan to abolish the issuance of the residence permit required to foreigners living on the Ivoirian soil continues to be subject of front-page story.
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