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February 2010
  • February 25, 2010

    The ongoing negotiations between the Ivorian Prime Minister, Guillaume Soro, and the opposition coalition RHDP over the opposition members to join the new government and the re-establishment of the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) again made headlines in today’s Ivorian press. 

  • February 24, 2010

    A new government announced yesterday by Ivorian Prime Minister Guillaume Soro was the major issue in today’s Ivorian press. 

  • February 23, 2010

    A political breakthrough that was reached Monday by the Ivorian political stakeholders in the ongoing political stalemate sparked mixed reactions in Tuesday’s Ivorian press. 

  • February 22, 2010

    Reports in today’s and the weekend’s Ivorian press said that Burkinabe President Blaise Compaore, mediator in the Ivorian peace process, is expected today in Cote d’Ivoire for crucial talks with the country’s political stakeholders to end the current political deadlock. 

  • February 19, 2010

    Friday’s news continued to be dominated by the political tension resulting from President Gbagbo’s decision to suspend the Independent Election Commission and to dismiss the Government. 

  • February 18, 2010

    Today’s Ivorian press was dominated by the ongoing consultations for the formation of a new government in Cote d’Ivoire and the continuing opposition demonstrations across the country to protest against the dissolution of the government and the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) by President Laurent Gbagbo. 

  • February 17, 2010

    Reports in today’s Ivorian press said that the Ivorian Prime Minister, Guillaume Soro, has suspended indefinitely consultations delaying the announcement of the new government which was expected yesterday. 

  • February 16, 2010

    Consultations initiated by the Ivorian Prime Minister, Guillaume Soro, in a bid to form a new government following the dissolution of the previous cabinet and the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) by President Laurent Gbagbo and the future of Cote d’Ivoire’s electoral process were the major issues in today’s newspapers. 

  • February 15, 2010

    The political atmosphere in Cote d’Ivoire following the dissolution of both the government and the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) – a body tasked to organized the long-awaited presidential elections in this country – was the highlight in today’s and the weekend’s Ivorian press. 

  • February 12, 2010

    Reports in today’s press focused on the crisis meeting called up by President Blaise Compaore in a bid to settle the controversy plaguing the Independent Elections Commission. 

  • February 11, 2010

    News in today’s Ivorian press was dominated by the decision by Cote d’Ivoire authorities to suspend indefinitely the voter registration contentions and the meeting of the Ivorian political stakeholders in Ouagadougou in a bid to resolve the political deadlock. 

  • February 10, 2010

    A crucial meeting of the Ivorian political stakeholders today in Ouagadougou in a bid to resolve the political deadlock due to the judicial battle over the voter registration contentions made headlines in today’s Ivorian press. 

  • February 9, 2010

    New Forces’ leaders meeting yesterday in Bouake on the current political stalemate was the subject of front-page stories in Tuesday’s Ivorian press. 

  • February 8, 2010

    The row over the voter lists fraud allegations, a meeting between Ivorian Prime Minister Guillaume Soro and the mediator in the Ivorian peace process, President Blaise Compaore, and the general political atmosphere in Cote d’Ivoire made headlines in today’s and the weekend’s press. 

  • February 5, 2010

    Friday’s news continued to be dominated by the tension over the voter registration exercise. 

  • February 4, 2010

    Reports in today’s Ivorian press said that members of the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) – the body tasked with organizing Cote d’Ivoire’s long-awaited presidential elections – differ over the recent joint decision taken by the Prime Minister and the electoral body to extend until February 14 the deadline for finalizing voter lists. 

  • February 3, 2010

    Today’s press reports on the Ivorian electoral process were dominated by the joint decision taken by the Ivorian Prime Minister and the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) to extend the electoral list revisions, a demonstration and an act of vandalism against the ongoing voters’ registration process. 

  • February 2, 2010

    The electoral process, especially the case of the President of the Independent Election Commission and the allegations of fraud in the voter roll compilation continued to stir up mixed reactions and dominated today’s news. 

  • February 1, 2010

    The electoral process in Cote d’Ivoire was again the major story in the weekend and today’s Ivorian press.