Divo: Confrontation between school children, the deputy prefet is hit in the face
Fraternité Matin - « Having gone to represent the prefet at a school caravan organised by UNOCI at the lycée moderne, the deputy prefect of Divo, Zézé tétiali Bertin, was injured on the face during a confrontation between pupils from fesci and Uneeci. Eliane Hervo, UNOCI's representative was also injured on her foot. They were taken to UNOCI's clinic where they were treated. At the bottom of this confrontation was the collection of funds by FESCI after the death of a pupil. [...] »

Conflict in the Ivorian government and the IEC: Blaise Compaoré's plea to the Ivorian actors
Soir Info - « The Facilitator of the Inter-Ivorian dialogue, le president of Faso, Blaise Compaoré, in a press release published yesterday, Wednesday, 17 February 2010, has called on the Ivorian political actors and the population to stay calm, after the dissolution of the government and the IEC on 12 February 2010. He asked the head of state Laurent Gbagbo and Prime Minister Guillaume Soro, to use dialogue and consultation.And moreover to remain within the spirit of the Ouagadougou Political Agreement and the other agreements. [...]

After a meeting with the Chairman of the Pdci-Rda, Guillaume Soro: « Nobody refused to become part of the government »
Soir Info - « The Prime Minister Guillaume Soro, on Wednesday, 17 February 2010, continued his consultations with a view to forming a government and agree a format for the new Independent Electoral Commission. At the end of the afternoon, he was with Henri Konan Bédié, chairman of the Pdci-Rda. And Guillaume Soro, at the end of the meeting, indicated that his daily consultations were making "good" progress. « I believe we are making progress in the ambiance and the in the context of the situation. We are making rapid progress," he said. "We have discussed all the issue, namely the government and the IEC. And the talks went well," Soro told journalists. [...] When asked if the Rassemblement des houphouétistes pour la démocratie et la paix (Rhdp) had accepted to return to the government, Bedié guest said: « Listen. Nobody has refused to be part of the government. Now we have to discuss the modalities. This is what I am trying to do. [...] ».

New government- 25 ministers including 3 State Ministers
Fraternité Matin - "The second government of the Ouagadougou Political Agreement era holds its first Council of Ministers under the chairmanship of Laurent Gbagbo this afternoon. The Prime Minister, Soro Guillaume, went to Yamoussoukro to deal with the remaining points with the Head of State last night. (...). We can understand that as regard the preceding government composed of 33 ministers, the new team is under a slimmer: it will be composed of 25 members. In addition, the States Ministries have increased: from one, there are now three. (...)"

The RHDP's demonstration, yesterday: thousands persons in the streets/ Gbagbo contested by people in the street/ Karamoko Yayoro: "from Saturday, we will take action everywhere"
Le Patriote - "Tension increased yesterday after the crazy day of last Tuesday in Marcory. Like a contagious illness, the grumbling which started in Marcory has reached Port-Bouët, Koumassi and Treichville. (...). Bocanda: a ghost town
Bocanda was like a ghost town yesterday. The population in this town has been demonstrating since Saturday against the decision to dissolve the government and the IEC made by Laurent Gbagbo. Yesterday was the fifth consecutive day that the population is saying no to these unpopular measures by Gbagbo. (...)
M'Bahiakro: Thousands take to the streets
The town of M'Bahiakro is also involved in the challenge against Gbagbo regime. Thousands of people took to the streets to say that they are fed up with what they call Laurent Gbagbo's dictatorship. The opposition activists grouped in the RHDP organized a peaceful march which took place smoothly. (...)
Toumodi: « We are fed up of Gbagbo »
In Toumodi, the demonstration of the RHDP's activists was longer. From 6.00 AM to 2.00 PM, the crowds of people totally paralyzed the town by blocking the main road. According to witnesses, at least 5000 persons protested against Gbagbo saying: "We are fed up of Gbagbo, we want our identity cards. (...)
Yamoussoukro: several arrests
The RJDP's chairman, Yaya Ouattara, the RJR's community Chairman, Touré Vassansy, were called by the police. Taken by the police as the leaders, Touré Vassansy, Haïdara and N'Goran Marc, youth's adviser and DLC to Chairman Alassane Ouattara in neighbouring villages, were the target of the police of the first administrative district long before this march. (...)
From 6.00 Am to 1.00 pm, the tension was increasing in the political capital; to such an extent that at about 1.00 pm, red berets carried out a routine control.

Karamoko Yayoro (chairman in office of the RJDP): "From Saturday, we will take action everywhere"
Le Patriote
"The Rally of Youth for Democracy and Peace held a general meeting in the PDCI-RDA's headquarters yesterday in Cocody. At the end of the meeting, the Chairman of the Young Houphouetists spoke to journalists. This is what he had to say: "You have just held a general meeting, what have you decided? (...) From Saturday, we said to our colleagues that they have the responsibility to react everywhere to ask for more democracy, more freedom, national unity and cohesion so that the economy can restart. I would like everyone to know that this is has been decided. From Friday, if the issue of the IEC and the posting of the definitive electoral list are not resolved, on Saturday, we will care about nothing else except resolving the situation. [...]".