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Côte d'Ivoire: American Embassy's National Daily Press Review


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United States Embassy (Abidjan)

7 November 2007
Posted to the web 8 November 2007

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. Ivoirian press continues to comment the proposal by the New Forces demanding the formation of a new government. The new US Ambassador in Cote d'Ivoire, Wanda L. Nesbitt presented her credential letters yesterday at the Presidential Palace in Abidjan. The ceremony is a front-page story in today's Ivoirian press.

2. Fraternite Matin (a state-owned newspaper): A front-page story in the paper says: "Wanda Nesbitt promises that the United States will support Cote d'Ivoire." "We'll do our best to support Ivoirians in their efforts to restore peace and prosperity," the paper quotes Ambassador Nesbitt as saying, yesterday, when she presented the letters of credential as the new United States' Ambassador to Cote d'Ivoire.

3. "The United States thinks that the Ouagadougou Political Agreement offers the best opportunity for Ivoirians to establish a durable and prosperous future... and we encourage its continued implementation without delay," reports Fraternite Matin. According to the paper, the Ambassador also promised to strengthen cooperation between the United States and Cote d'Ivoire. "She also intends to help bring American investors to discover Cote d'Ivoire's business potentials," reports the paper.

4. Le Temps (a daily close to Gbagbo): The paper says: "The United States supports the Ouagadougou Political Agreement." According to the paper, Ambassador Nesbitt said she will work with President Laurent Gbagbo, his government, and the Ivoirian people.

5. "The United States has been and will continue to be a friend to Cote d'Ivoire. We stand ready to support you as Ivorians together identify and implement the actions that will steer your country out of the political crisis of the last few years. Peace and stability in Cote d'Ivoire are critical for the continuation of peace and stability in neighboring countries and the sub-region as a whole," Le Temps quotes Ambassador Nesbitt as saying.

6. L'inter (independent newspaper): After the demand by the New Forces calling for a new government, the Prime Minister Guillaume Soro has started consultations, reports the paper. According to the paper, the premier is looking for technocrats in the perspective of the cabinet reshuffle.

7. Notre Voie (a newspaper close to the ruling FPI party): "Bedie (the former Ivoirian president Henri Konan Bedie) must clearly express his rapports with Soro," the paper quotes the spokesperson of the prime minister as saying. According to the paper, "The crisis opposing the RHPD - an Ivoirian opposition coalition -- and the Ivoirian premier has deepened."

8. Regarding the implementation of the Ouagadougou Agreement, Notre Voie announces that the mediator in the Ivorian crisis, President Blaise Compaore, has invited the signatories of the Ouagadougou Accord to an emergency crisis meeting due to be held at the end of this week in Ouagadougou. According to the paper, the deployment of police services and the gendarmerie throughout the country would be atop of the agenda of this meeting.

7. Le Patriote (a newspaper close the opposition RDR party): Reacting to news reports that the alliance between the RHDP and the New Forces is on "the brink to collapse", the paper says, "The divorce between RHDP and the New Forces, which has become the dream of Gbagbo, is impossible."

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8. Le Courrier d'Abidjan (a newspaper close to Gbagbo): As preparations are underway for upcoming elections, the paper outlines the big challenges that the Independent Electoral Commission would be confronted with. "The electoral body needs 36 billion Francs CFA to accomplish the task," reports the paper which quotes the chairman of the commission, Robert Beugre Mambe. According to the paper, he made the announcement yesterday in Abidjan during a conference on how to find solutions to difficulties that hinder electoral process in Africa.


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