UNOCI takes part in
celebration of fiftieth anniversary

Le Jour plus -
The United Nations
Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) on Saturday, 7 August 2010, in Bouaké,
participated in the festivities marking the 50 years of Côte d'Ivoire's
independence. Speaking at the ceremony, the Coordinator of Sector East regional
office, Allassane Fall, called on Ivorians to continue to be united so that
together they can put an end to the prolonged crisis. Addressing the population,
the regional Prefect, Konin Aka, recalled the history of Côte d'Ivoire which he
said was full of pain, trials, heartbreak, sad memories and hope. Mr. Konin also
highlighted the economic problems facing Côte d'Ivoire and urged the population
of Bouaké "to banish violence and damages and change their mentality for the 50
years to come".

The prison
administration is on training.

Nord Sud -
A workshop on
"prison rules and operational procedures applicable to administrative personnel"
started on Monday at the School for Prison Personnel and Reformatory Education
located in the grounds of Abidjan Prison. The seminar attended by some 30
participants was organized by the Department of Prison Administration, the
United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) and the German Technical
Cooperation (GTZ) agency.

Electoral process - a meeting
for a republican dialogue will be held next week.

Nord Sud  -
(...) According to Meite Sindou, the spokesman of the Prime Minister,
"the Prime Minister is planning according to the decision of the head of
state, a new meeting with the major political actors." According to Guillaume
Soro's collaborator, "the political actors will discuss the progress of the
electoral process, the final electoral list and the new date of the presidential
election."

Gonzagueville:
The FPI turns against northerners.

Le Patriote
The FPI has not really learned
any lesson from the war it brought about. Aware of its insignificance on the
ground, the so-called socialist party created by Laurent Gbagbo has decided to
remove from the electoral list honest citizens with the hope of winning the
presidential election. In Gonzagueville, in the city of Port-Bouët,
citizens have increasingly become victims of slanderous denunciations by the FPI.
This activity is done by Golibi and Ndohi Valentin. The former is a zealous
militant of the FPI well-known for his rough attack against members of the
opposition in the Gonzagueville. The latter is an activist of COJEP, a NGO
created by Blé Goudé Charles.

Availability of
funds for cantonment - Mrs Affoussy Bamba (FN spokesperson): « It is making fun
of the FAFN... »

The fixing of
the date for the first round of elections on 31 October 2010 has made the issue
of the cantonment of soldiers from the Armed Forces of the Forces Nouvelles (FAFN),
the funding of which has been delayed, resurface.  Mrs Affoussy Bamba
(spokesperson for the FN) said in a telephone interview yesterday, 9

August
2010, that the lack of available funds means there are no funds. «It is making
fun of the FAFN soldiers to tell them that there is money for them but it is not
available.  The minister of the Economy and Finance has always said that there
is money but there are procedures which need to be put in place in order for the
money to be released.
For us
this means there is no money. (...)

Promotion of
Soumaïla Bakayoko – The Forces Nouvelles: « This information is false »

Soir Info -
According to rumour,
Brigadier-General
Soumaïla Bakayoko was promoted to a
three star general. In order to verify this information we called the FAFN
Commissioner Ouattara Seydou yesterday afternoon. His response was direct: "He
(Soumaïla Bakayoko) has not been promoted. This information is false". The chief
of the Armed Forces of the Forces Nouvelles, said Ouattara Seydou, has not been
informed of any promotion given to him by the Ivorian head of state. Speaking on
Onucifm, the military spokesman of the Forces Nouvelles (Ouattara Seydou) said
that « there were names which were accidentally included" in the decree signed
by the head of state, without further explanation.  

The FN in conclave
tomorrow

Nord Sud  -
How should the final phases of
the crisi-resolution process be tackled? This is the concern that will guide the
Forces Nouvelles which is due to hold a conclave in Bouaké tomorrow. (...)
According to sources close to the movement major decisions will be taken at the
end of the meeting which aims to identify the real difficulties encountered in
certain parts of the Ouagadougou Political Agreement, especially the 4^th
complementary accord. (...)