The Ivoirian Leader Said Sunday That He Will Seek Another Term. the Information Was Reported By Fraternite Matin (pp. 4-11) Which Noted That President Alassane Ouattara Was Yesterday in the Town of Sinematiali As Part of His Tour of Northern Cote d'Ivoire. He Called On People to Move On From the Long Crisis and Champion Reconciliation. "Each of You Must Work for the Development of the Country," He Reportedly Said.
On the occasion, the paper (p. 8) said President Alassane Ouattara commended Guillaume Soro, the president of the National Assembly for his insight and commitment to democracy. According to the Ivoirian leader, the then-prime minister in Gbagbo's regime, provided crucial support when Ouattara was declared the winner of the 2010 presidential by the country's electoral body and former president Laurent Gbagbo refused to cede power.
Still on the visit, Le Jour Plus (p. 4) reported that the Ivoirian leader who is often criticized by the opposition for his multiple trips around the world and on the African continent said all these efforts are needed to bring Cote d'Ivoire back onto the track of development and prosperity.
Le Jour Plus (p. 10) also noted that RTI, the state broadcaster, successfully covered the whole trip. Technical difficulties in RTI's coverage of the President's visit to Man may have cost the previous Director of RTI his job.
According to an article in Le Jour Plus (p. 5), 30 Chinese businessmen are in Cote d'Ivoire on the invitation of the president of the District of Abidjan Robert Beugre Mambe to assess business opportunities. Led by Chinese vice-president in charge of foreign affairs Mr. Feng Zuoku, the delegation is scheduled to meet with Ivoirian authorities, including PM Daniel Kablan Duncan and public-private investments agencies like the Chamber of Commerce and the CEPICI. According to the paper, the move is in line with the government initiatives to promote economic and commercial cooperation with foreign investors. The Abidjan meeting came few days after the 2nd forum on trade between China and African countries recently attended by Mr. Mambe, the paper added.
With more on economy, an article in Le Nouveau Courrier (p. 3) noted that according to an expert from the World Bank, the bid that led to the selection of French Bollore Africa to operate the Abidjan port second containers terminal was fair. According to Maurice Adoni the selection process was conducted in accordance with the norms laid out in the solicitation.
The Ghandour Comsetics complex located in Yopougon was totally destroyed Saturday night after a massive fire broke out in the factory. The incident was reported by most papers. According to Soir Info (p. 8) eight people including two firefighters were injured as a result of the incident. The origins of the fire remain a mystery, the paper said, arguing that losses and damages are estimated in the millions.
The newly appointed UN special envoy to Cote d'Ivoire Aichatou Mindaoudou arrived Friday in Abidjan. The information was reported by Fraternite Matin in its weekend edition (p. 11). The paper noted that Mrs. Aichatou Mindaoudou, a national of Niger and veteran diplomat committed to supporting Ivoirian authorities in their efforts to promote democracy and sustainable development.
L'Intelligent d'Abidjan, Aujourd'hui and Le Nouveau Courrier resume today after being suspended by the Ivoirian media regulatory body or CNP for failing to comply with media laws. Le Nouveau Courrier carried a long editorial (p. 2) in which it observed that the suspension came as the result of administrative shortcomings and was justified by an effort to improve the economic status of journalists, but that the regulations cited could potentially shut down independent voices and be abused for partisan purposes.
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