Cote d’Ivoire’s long-running political divisions continue to be reflected in its media landscape. Most outlets are partisan in their political coverage.

The media were accused of inflaming violence following a coup in 1999 and during civil wars in 2002-2007 and 2010-2011.

In 2020, many journalists were detained while covering protests and violence during and after the presidential election in October of that year.

Cote d’Ivoire was among the last countries in West Africa to liberalise its broadcast media. As a result, the Ivorian state remains a major media player. The opposition has limited access to official outlets, even during election campaigns when it is entitled by law to “equitable media access”.

Most of the main commercial TV channels have owners with links to the ruling coalition. Radio has traditionally been the main medium, but online news sources are increasingly popular.

BBC World Service in French is available on FM, including in Abidjan (94.3). There are also FM relays of Radio France Internationale and Voice of America.

Around 46% of the population have internet access. There are no formal restrictions on internet use. Facebook is the most popular social network.

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OTTAWA, ON, Jan. 25, 2023 /CNW/ – Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, will meet with His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on Friday, January 27, 2023, at Rideau Hall, in Ottawa.

Date:	Friday, January 27, 2023
Time:	9:30 a.m. (EST)
Location:	Large Drawing Room, Rideau Hall

Notes for media:

• All media must be accredited by the Parliamentary Press Gallery.

• To guarantee your access to the meeting, we ask that you please confirm your attendance with the Rideau Hall Press Office via email at media@gg.ca.

• Media are asked to arrive at the Princess Anne Entrance no later than 8:45 a.m. on the day of the meeting.

• Please note masks are mandatory.

• Photos of the meeting taken by the Governor General’s official photographer will be made available upon request.

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SOURCE Governor General of Canada

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This announcement is a really important move, for the global future of sustainable energy, for the economy of Saskatchewan, and it deserved full attention to the subject itself.

Where are the rare earth reserves in Sask.? What are potential issues in mining, processing and transporting them? What are the market dynamics with other competitors?

I would love to have heard some in-depth interviews with geologists, battery manufacturers, commodity brokers, Indigenous and other leaders in the areas where the mineral reserves are. But we got very little of that.

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