This daily press review is compiled by the Information Section of the Public Affairs Office of the American Embassy in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
Le Temps, a daily close to the ruling FPI party, today ran a commentary focusing on the likely candidacy of Barack Obama. Le Jour Plus, a daily close to the opposition, carried a prominent story saying that the United Nations has rejected an amnesty law passed by the Ivorian authorities. Other stories included the African Development Bank's financial support to post-crisis projects in Cote d'Ivoire; the presence of Ivorian Prime Minister, Guillaume Soro, at the United Nations food summit in Rome, Italy; and a move to set up a West African joint military force.
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