UNOCI CHIEF MEETS ENVOY OF
SENATOR JOHN KERRY

Le Mandat  -
The Special
Representative for the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Y.J.
Choi, on Tuesday, met with the Africa Adviser of Senator John Kerry, the
Chairman of the American Senate's Committee on Foreign Relations.

Speaking at the end of the
meeting, which was held in headquarters of the United Nations Operation in Côte
d'Ivoire (UNOCI) in Abidjan, Mrs. Smith said she had come to discuss the current
situation in the country with the head of UNOCI, on behalf of Senator Kerry.
"The Committee is very interested in the evolution of the situation in the
country and the reconciliation process". A specialist on peacekeeping and
health, Mrs. Smith said her visit in Côte d'Ivoire was in connection with her
desire to improve her knowledge on the post-crisis situation. In this regard,
she will also visit the west of the country this week.  Mrs. Smith was
accompanied by the United State ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire, Philip Carter III.
She will leave Côte d'Ivoire on Friday.

The Government
in Seminar: What will be its priorities for the next six months?

Fraternité Matin

 - Securing goods and people and building peace through the
gathering and the reconciliation of the sons and daughters of Cote d'Ivoire are
the two major challenges the Ivorian government will face over the next six
months, according to the President of the Republic. Another challenge is
reconstruction. On this point, President Alassane Ouattara, who was in a seminar
with his ministers, asked them to work according to the programme upon which he
was elected and act in the context of good governance. "The focus should be on
the restoration and the strengthening of the democratic foundations of our
country. We must redefine and strengthen the pillars of the state," he said. The
aim of the seminar requested by the President of the Republic is to establish a
coherent guideline for government actions.

Anger in the
army/Paul Koffi responds: The end of "haut le Coeur" marks the end of the war

Le Patriote  -
Before the great oral of the Government, the Minister of Defence, Paul Koffi,
was a guest on TV news, on Monday, 4 July.  With the press, Paul Koffi talked
about the problems of security, military uniforms, the suspension of military
allowances called "haut le Coeur" and many others subjects. According to Mr.
Koffi the security situation had considerably changed since the seminar of
Bassam. "There are no other military roadblocks apart from the thirty three (33)
allowed by the seminar," he said. "In Abidjan, efforts have been made. The
security situation has greatly improved since the operation was launched
throughout the entire territory. With regard to the cohabitation within the
Republican forces there should be no problem since the cohabitation has been
made possible since the Ouagadougou Political Agreement (OPA), which stated that
there would be a one army" he added. The minister reassured that FRCI is formed
of the military forces (sea, air and ground), the police and former FAFN.

Post-crisis/Purchase of weapons - Ange Kessy: "Abéhi will be found and brought
back - Minister Amani N'Guessan before the military court.

Soir Info
 -
Michel Amani N'Guessan, former Defence Minister under the deposed regime of
Laurent Gbagbo, has been summoned to appear this week at the Military Tribunal
of Abidjan (TMA), we learned yesterday from a military source. According to the
same source the former Defence Minister will be questioned on the "purchases of
weapons in the United States". The purchase of these weapons had led to the
arrest and subsequent incarceration of Colonel Yao N'Guessan, a former FDS
officer in the United States. The former FDS colonel went to the United States
to purchase weapons from an American firm, before falling, into a trap set by
the U.S. federal police. "The former Defence Minister, Michel Amani N'Guessan,
will be heard by the Military Prosecutor on this action"... Regarding Major Abéhi
who is on run, the military prosecutor Ange Kessy said that he was already under
indictment and will be found and brought to justice.

International
arrest warrant: Charles Blé Goudé and Maho in Gambia

Le Mandat  -
In an article published yesterday on the site connetionivoirienne'', ''the
former leader of the Young Patriots, Charles Blé Goudé and Glofiéhi Maho, a
former warlord from the FLGO (Liberation Front Grand West) have taken refuge in
Djameh Yaya's country. "They arrived in Ghana, according to credible sources
based in Gambia and Cote d'Ivoire," says the site. According to that reports, a
Boeing from a company based in South Africa, made a stopover at the Leopold
Sedar Senghor International Airport at 11 am, from Accra. Charles Blé Goudé,
leader of the young patriots, dressed in a big white robe got out of that plane
with Maho Glofiéhi who had shaved his head. "He was in a black suit and yellow
tie," reveals the site.

Côte d'Ivoire/New majors,
administrative divisions, Legislative ...: The IEC laboratory for democratic
elections

L'Intelligent d'Abidjan
 – The members of
the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) met on Tuesday, July 5, 2011 with
Youssouf Bakayoko after several preparatory sessions conducted by the technical
teams of the institution. Apart from the chairman, there were Jacob Anaky (MFA),
Auguste Sévérin Miremont (UDPCI) Bayoro Dagrou Salomon (FPI), Diarrassouba
Mifougo Youssouf (Forces Nouvelles), Kromel Milidji (UDCY) Gban Bourahima
(Representative of the President of the National Assembly) at this important
meeting. (...) Mr. Bakayoko asked the participants to transform reconciliation
and the forgiveness into reality. "Only the spirit of peace, reconciliation and
forgiveness can hold peaceful elections," he said. The participants to that
meeting discussed about the new petitioners, the administrative electoral
divisions and how to handle the legislatives.