Ban Ki-Moon appeals for calm and dialogue
L'Inter - «The Secretary-General and his Special Representative for Côte d'Ivoire is closely following the evolution of the situation in Côte d'Ivoire and pursues their consultations with the different parties concerned following the announcement on Friday, of the dissolution of the Government and the Independent Electoral Commission. » declared a communiqué. The Secretary-General urge Ivorians to keep their calm and abstain from any action that might lead to violence, it added. The communiqué also appealed to Ivorian political leaders and other concerned parties to stay calm, avoiding any action which could plunge the country into instability and to overcome the challenges linked to the the organisation of elections, which have already been postponed several time, through dialogue and within the framework of the Ouagadougou peace agreement. [...] »

Y.J. Choi meets Bédié - "We must quickly find a solution"
Le Nouveau Réveil - « The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Côte d'Ivoire was with the Chairman of PDCI-RDA yesterday. He made the following statement after the meeting.
« The meeting is part of consultations that I have been having with all the protagonists of the Ouagadougou Agreement during the last few days. We have anew situation which I can only describe as delicate. If this impasse continues, it will be dangerous because we cannot ignore the fact that tension is rising. We must quickly find a solution. To do so, we must keep a perspective based on three principles. The first, we must preserve past achievements including the provisional electoral list which produced 5, 300 000 persons who have been cross-checked and 1, 033 000 persons who have not bee cross-checked. We must ensure that the appeals operation ends well. The second principle is the definitive electoral list. A definitive list must be established as soon as possible. The third principle concerns the current political situation, to which a solution must be found quickly and calmly in order to maintain the electoral dynamic which is a little weak. We cannot allow it to become even weaker. We must maintain the dynamic so elections can be held as soon as possible.»

Choi meets Badini
L'Expression - «The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Choi Young Jin held discussions yesteday with Boureima Badini, special representative of Facilitator Blaise Compaoré in this same crisis. The national news was on the agenda of the discussions between the two diplomats. Choi recalled the need for the Ivorian parties to preserve the achievements made.[...] »

Ivorian Crisis – Revival of tension - Choi's resignation
Demain - «The breakdown is consequently being used in the process of resolving Ivorian crisis. Every camp is polishing its weapon for a decisive clash. The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Y.J. Choi is not without responsibility in the mounting tension which had ended in a situation of no return. There is nothing to justify Mr. Jin Choi presence in Côte d'Ivoire. Current events show that the South Korean does not have the caliber to be an effective representative of his compatriot Ban Ki Moon, the Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN)). The crisis started and developed around accusations of fraud by Laurent Gbagbo who claimed that the Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) wanted to insert the names of 429,000 petionners on the definitive electoral list without going through the proper procedures. (...) Mr. Choi Choi who had plenty of opportunity to ward off all the accusations by supporting Robert Mambé requests, did nothing. He allowed the situation to deteriorate. (...). Everyone saw the clash coming except Mr. Choi who by his silence and without doubt his will to protect himself against the Gbagbo lightining, did not dare lift his little finger. (...). The years of effort carried out by the international community in Côte d'Ivoire from the start of the political-military crisis have passed without achieving anything, mainly because of Mr. Choi, who did not act in time and who is more interested in his carrier than in the plight of Ivorians.[..] »

After the dissolution of the government and the IEC: Blaise Compaoré asks Gbagbo to "respect the OPA"
Soir Info - "Sources close to the Burkinabé president's office, said to AFP, yesterday, Tuesday, 16 February 2010, that Faso's President, Blaise Compaoré has sent a letter to the Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo, after the latter dissolved the government and the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on 12 February 2010. In the letter, which was brought by Boureima Badini, his Special Representative in Côte d'Ivoire on Monday 15 February 2010, Blaise Compaoré "suggested" to Laurent Gbagbo to "respect the Ouagadougou Political Agreement". And the Facilitator of the inter-Ivorian Dialogue, according to the aforementioned source, asked the Ivorian Head of State, not to abandon the internal agreements of the OPA. Asking that "everything is done to preserve the achievements made in the electoral process" Blaise Compaoré also "asked that the new government which will be formed has a clear timetable to organize elections as soon as possible". On the issue of the 1 033 000 persons which have not been found on the past files, during enrolment, the Facilitator "asks for a quick solution. [...]"

Guillaume Soro (Prime Minister): "The Government will be formed very soon"
Le Patriote - "The Prime Minister Guillaume Soro said to the press that he held talks with his predecessors to have their sound advice for the resolution of the current crisis. At the end of his consultations, the Prime Minister Guillaume Soro, responding to a question on when he will form his government, said: "The consultations continue, the President of the Republic and I have made a decision on the structure of the government. And the government will be formed very soon. The consultations are aimed at appointing persons as ministers. This is an ongoing work which will end very soon [...]."

Dissolution of the government and the IEC: the Forces Nouvelles invites the Prime Minister to stay in OPA's Agreements
Le Nouveau Réveil - " Under the effective chairmanship of the Secretary-General, Mr. SORO Kigbafori Guillaume, Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire, the political leadership and the High Commands of the Forces Nouvelles met on Tuesday 16 February 2010 in Bouaké, to analyze the national political situation. [...].
The Forces Nouvelles urges the Prime Minister Soro Kigbafori Guillaume to form the Government and the Independent Electoral Commission, in accordance with the Ouagadougou Political Agreement; the Forces Nouvelles invites, for the national interest and the national unity, all the actors to stand by the Prime Minister SORO Kigbafori Guillaume in the consolidation of peace efforts; the Forces Nouvelles reiterates its call for calm and serenity and invites the whole nation to work in solidarity in the search and consolidation of peace;
The Forces Nouvelles assures the Prime Minister SORO Kigbafori Guillaume of its confidence and unfailing support in conducting the peace process in Côte d'Ivoire; - the Forces Nouvelles thanks the international community (UNOCI, EU, ECOWAS, AU...) for its commitment in the peace process in Côte d'Ivoire.
The Forces Nouvelles thanks the Facilitator of the inter-Ivorian Dialogue, His Excellency Mr. Blaise COMPAORE, President of Burkina Faso and reiterates its total support and full confidence in his mission to help Côte d'Ivoire resolve the crisis."

Abidjan and the interior of the country revolt against Gbagbo-
Tiébissou: the RJDP demands Gbagbo's resignation
Le Nouveau Réveil - the Youth of the Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire (JPDCI) in Tiébissou started since yesterday 16 February 2010 a march to protest against the decision of the Head of State Laurent Gbagbo to dissolve the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and the government on last Friday 12 February. Led by its dynamic coordinator, Kouamé Séraphin, the demonstrators, during this march, demanded the resignation of Laurent Gbagbo who, according to them, did not respect the Ouagadougou Political Agreements.

Meeting of the troops yesterday in Akouédo- Mangou deprives soldiers of prime
Nord Sud - "The chief of staff of the Army, Mangou Philippe announced yesterday to the members of the former military camp in Bingerville, the abolition of allowances granted to soldiers. This allowance known as "Haut les coeurs" was added to the soldiers' salary as reward for their courage during the armed crisis. It was 50.000 fcfa. The measure will be implemented at the end of May. [...]"