According to a report in Fraternite Matin (p. 6), President Ouattara and his Nigerian counterpart, Goodluck Jonathan, have decided to send a mission to Guinea-Bissau and Mali in an attempt to help resolve the crisis unfolding in the two West African countries. The decision was taken yesterday in Abidjan after a meeting between the two leaders, reports the paper.
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