Nord-Sud, Fraternite Matin: The International Peacekeepers Day was celebrated in Cote d'Ivoire yesterday with the presentation of a message by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon paying homage to some 110,000 soldiers and police officers from 116 countries who are based in UN peace-keeping operations aimed at a better protection of civilians in conflict areas as well as to peacekeepers who lost their lives in active service.



L'Inter: Civil society actors in Boundiali, Bogoue region have been undergoing a UNOCI- sponsored training programme on the concept of transitional justice and the set of measures aimed at responding to the need for justice in a society transiting from war to peace.



Soir Info. Le Patriote: Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama, on an official visit to France, has disclosed that Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara had submitted a list of Ivorians taking refuge in Ghana who were wanted in Cote d'Ivoire in connection with crimes committed in the country. The Ghanaian leader said Ghana had extradited those for whom evidence was provided. He reiterated Ghana's traditional hospitality but said his country cannot serve as a base for the destabilisation of a neighbouring country.



L'Inter: The Ivorian military command has embarked on a house cleaning exercise and has decided to apply the policy of zero tolerance to indiscipline. On 15 May, it decided to replace all the soldiers on duty in Sikensi, 60 km from Abidjan following complaints by the population of racketeering, abuse of power, and extortion.



L'Intelligent d'Abidjan: Traditional chiefs along the Ivorian- Guinean border have initiated the first in a series of meetings aimed at promoting understanding between the ethnic communities of the Conon in Guinea and the Yacouba in Cote d'Ivoire. A spokesman of the association of tradfitional authorities in the Ivorian region of Tonkpi said it was important to give a chance to peace efforts initiated by President Alassane Ouattara.



Koaci.com: The President of the Commission for Dialogue, Truth and Reconciliation CDVR, Charles Konan Banny has said his institution would be submitting its conclusions to the President of the republic, Alassane Ouattara by the end of the year. The Commission's mission, he said, would have been accomplished and it would be up to Ivorians to judge the results and know if the mission has been accomplished. Mr. Banny was speaking yesterday at the opening of a training course for CDVR staff.