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

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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