Headlines: political dialogue in Ivory Coast, a month and a half of discussions without agreement

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By: Norbert Navarro

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Without agreement, actually. And the day after his press conference, Prime Minister Gon Coulibaly was on the front page of the Ivorian press.

On that of the government daily Fraternité Matin , he " appeals to everyone's sense of responsibility ".

On that of the newspaper Le Jour , he praises the record of the Ivorian president Ouattara who " electrified (some 3000) localities in 8 years ", as on that of L'Intelligent d'Abidjan , where it is rather the " number of 'electricity subscribers ' which is highlighted.

On that of this daily close to power that is Le Patriote , we note that with this economic record " of all records ", the Ivorian Prime Minister was " convincing! ".

Exactly not, estimates that of the Daily of Abidjan . The newspaper close to ex-president Laurent Gbagbo signals to its readers that " Amadou Gon explained himself without convincing ", while the front page of Le Nouveau Courrier , another headline close to Laurent Gbagbo, wonders about the Prime Minister Ivorian, if " this man " is "up to the task ".

In any case, Norbert, the socio-political situation in Côte d'Ivoire does not fail to concern a part of the regional press:

Thus the online newspaper Afrik Mag notes that the PDCI now has as a " prerequisite " to " challenge " the head of government during the discussions. For its executive secretary, Amadou Gon Coulibaly "has failed ", there is therefore "no longer any question of continuing discussions with him ". For Maurice Kacou Guikahué, " only " Alassane Ouattara, the President of the Republic, can " lead the discussion " with the various opposition parties.

This is also the case, in Burkina Faso, a neighboring neighbor of Côte d'Ivoire, of the daily Le Pays . For this Ouagadougou newspaper, a word is essential about the Ivorian political dialogue, the word " failure ". Because Le Pays finds that Côte d'Ivoire is today " divided ", that the political situation " in Eburnie " does not " reassure ", because the socio-political atmosphere is " loaded with suffering ", since the allies of yesterday have become, more than adversaries, the sworn enemies of today, in reference to the PDCI-RDA, now blurred with the RDR, ally that it is with " the FPI of Laurent Gbagbo ", but also with the entry into “ dissidence ” of the former President of the National Assembly, Guillaume Soro.

" We are not far from the vigil of arms " in Côte d'Ivoire, warns Le Pays. The Burkinabe daily wonders if, " by weighing the drop in charges against Laurent Gbagbo, the opposition has not raised the bar a little too high ".

The " danger " which - according to Le Pays - lies in wait for Côte d'Ivoire if the " social divide " and " reconciliation " remain " under construction ", is that of " another crisis ", a " blast ", whose " ingredients " are, " little by little ", in the process of being " reunited ", and from which it risks having " trouble recovering ", warns Le Pays .

The West African press is also interested in Algeria, where a year ago, the demonstrations started which will be right, not of all, but of part of the Bouteflika regime

A part indeed, which leaves the daily Burkinabè L'Observateur Paalga a " taste of unfinished ". Because if the " old pillars " of the Bouteflika regime have collapsed, the " framework " of the system remains in place. A year later, the Algerian regime, "like the reed of the fable, has folded but has not broken ", to better " make changes in the continuity of the grabbing of state power ", underlines this Burkinabe newspaper .

" Whose fault is it?" "He wonders. In Algeria, the street therefore militates for a “ transitional government ” which would organize consensual elections so that the “ ideals ” of this peaceful “ revolution ” “ in progress ” for a year are not betrayed . Observer Paalga .

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