Africa press review
Headline: Bédié-Gbagbo-Ouattara, reconciliation or "Mexican impasse"?
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Henri Konan Bédié (D), Laurent Gbagbo (C) and Alassane Ouattara in June 2010 (photo illustration).
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By: Norbert Navarro
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The three pillars of Ivorian political life together in the photo.
It would be nothing less than a first for 17 years.
And this morning, this perspective is on the front page of newspapers more or less close to both Henri Konan Bédié's PDCI and Laurent Gbagbo's PPA-CI, and that are
Le Nouveau Réveil
, Last Hour, Le Temps, L'Essor ,
as well as those of
L'Inter
and
Soir Info.
Which independent dailies are relaying in chorus this morning the information initially emanating from
Jeune Afrique
.
"
An interview between Alassane Ouattara, Henri Konan Bédié and Laurent Gbagbo is under consideration,
" this pan-African newspaper reported the day before yesterday.
If no date has yet been set, it could take place by the end of June
(…)
Fearing the balance of power that the bosses of the Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire wanted to impose on him ( PDCI) and the African Peoples' Party - Côte d'Ivoire (PPA-CI), ADO has long been against it
", underlines
Jeune Afrique
, noting that if Bédié-Ouattara relations "
have recently warmed
(...)
on the other hand, many points of tension remain with Laurent Gbagbo, whose allowances as a former head of state, in particular, are still frozen by the presidency
”.
An upcoming Bédié-Gbagbo-Ouattara interview?
In Abidjan, this morning, the daily
Le Temps
confirms.
“
Certainly the second week of June is the right
one (…)
but be careful
”, moderates this newspaper close to ex-president Laurent Gbagbo.
And that wouldn't be nothing, since indeed, as
Le Temps reminds us,
"
the last time we saw these three Ivorian personalities together dates back
(...)
to the signing of the Tshwane Agreement
(Pretoria)
, in South Africa, on April 7, 2005
", it was therefore 17 years ago.
In the land of the upright dead
In Burkina Faso, around 50 civilians were killed on May 25 in Madjoari, in the Eastern province, near the border with Benin.
Attacked twice in the past, this town was subject to a blockade by the jihadists.
It was while trying to flee that the inhabitants were targeted by unidentified armed men.
Be careful, warns the local newspaper
Le Pays
, in Burkina Faso, "
there is danger in delay
".
This Ouagalais daily urges the authorities of the Transition to “
be really aware of the state of the situation so as not to be surprised by the turn of events.
The military took power in order to solve the security problem.
They must do everything to respect their commitment.
Otherwise, it will be up to the people to force them to do so by showing them the path of honor and patriotism
,” warns
Le Pays.
Cradles of death in the land of Teranga
In Senegal, President Macky Sall sacked his Minister of Health on May 26 after the fire that caused the death of eleven babies in the public hospital of Tivaouane.
Minister Diouf Sarr "
defenestrated
", launches
Walf Quotidien
.
“
Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr is no longer Minister of Health and Social Action.
He has just been fired by President Sall who did not wait for his return.
Thus, the one that many Senegalese designate as the person responsible for the tragedy of Tivaoune is replaced by Marie Khemesse Ngom Ndiaye.
The latter, known through the small screen for having, for a time, presented the
"covid point"
was until then Director of Public Health
”, points out Walf Quotidien.
Unfortunately, it is not only in Senegal that public hospitals are “
sick
”, underlines the Burkinabè daily
WakatSera
to better deplore it .
"
But as for the smallest ailment, the leaders and their relatives have the privilege of going outside for treatment, at the expense of the taxpayer moreover, hospitals often lack everything
", sighs this other Ouagalais newspaper.
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