Maxine Esteban chooses Ivory Coast
Maxine Esteban will now represent the Ivory Coast in all international competitions we heard two weeks ago.
Reports from neighborhood news sources in the Philipines broke out on Thursday, June 1 that Maxine Esteban is taking her abilities to West Africa’s Ivory Coast as she proceeds with her quest for contending in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
The Philippine Fencing Affiliation (PFA) is completely supporting her choice to change ethnicities and recorded a request to the Worldwide Fencing League (FIE) to promptly forgo the three-year residency rule.
PFA President Richard Gomez, who is a neighborhood entertainer turned-legislator that addressed the Philippines in the 1995 and 2005 versions of the Southeast Asian (Ocean) Games, had the accompanying to say regarding her turn.
“We support her difference in identity portrayal to Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) where she is likewise a naturalized resident,” Gomez was said to have written in a letter to FIE Chief Nathalie Rodriguez as handed off by CNN Philippines.
“As we have faith in and support the Olympic soul that sports know no ethnicities, we are glad for Maxine for her choice, and as such we are mentioning for the FIE to defer the three-year holding up time of her portrayal in Côte d’Ivoire so she can proceed, without interference, all preparation and cooperation in all FIE contests.”
The previous College Sports Relationship of the Philippines Season 81 The latest phenom with Ateneo de Manila College has had incredible worldwide accomplishments all through her young vocation and, surprisingly, guaranteed a bronze and silver decoration at the 2019 and 2022 Ocean Games
As per her Instagram post at that point, her energy had to a stop in the wake of supporting an upper leg tendon and PCL tear at the 2022 World Closing Title in Cairo, Egypt in July, delivering her unfit to contend.
Nicolas Pepe Not Wanted At Arsenal
Mikel Arteta told Nicolas Pepe he is not part of his plans and therefore not wanted anymore in the Arsenal dressing room.
Pepe arrived in the Premier League to much fanfare in a deal that cost a whopping £72 million from Lille in 2019. The huge price tag was followed by big expectations, but obviously, the Ivorian Attacker did not meet them.
Pepe was then sent back to France on loan with Nice where he did not impress either. The only option left for the Ivorian is to find a new club.
As it stands now, rumors say Nicolas Pepe is close to Fenerbache, Turkey. We follow the situation…
Anomalies related to the civil registry system need to be addressed (PDCI-RDA)
In the process of the electoral list dispute in the Ivory Coast, the PDCI-RDA, had a second working session with the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) on Thursday, June 15, 2023, at the headquarters of the institution in Abidjan II-Plateaux.
In their statement following the discussions, the head of the PDCI delegation, Prof. Niamkey Koffi, pointed out the problems associated with the “civil registry system” in Côte d’Ivoire.
“(…) There are anomalies related to our entire civil registry system that need to be reviewed, overhauled, and around which awareness should be raised,” acknowledged Professor Niamkey Koffi.
Therefore, he continued, the PDCI would like to “contribute to the search for solutions so that ultimately the electoral list is a clean, credible, and reliable list.”
“We came, we discussed, we dialogued, we explained ourselves. And we reached agreements on a number of points that will lead to the correction of certain correctable anomalies. There are anomalies that are material errors that will also be addressed,” he added.
The day before, the PDCI-RDA was preceded by a delegation from the PPA-CI, Laurent Gbagbo’s party, which demands his inclusion on the electoral list, who came to present to the Independent Electoral Commission the “disputed cases” identified.
Conviction of Laurent Gbagbo in the case of the looting of the BCEAO
According to the Spokesperson of Ouattara’s government, the charges against Laurent Gbagbo in the case of the looting of the BCEAO were served to him through his lawyers.
“Contrary to what Mr. Laurent Gbagbo wants to make people believe, the charges brought against him in the case of the looting of the BCEAO were served to him through his lawyers,” stated Touré Mamadou, Minister of Youth Promotion, Professional Integration, and Civic Service, and Deputy Government Spokesperson of the Ivorian government. He made this statement following the council of ministers presided over by the Head of State, Alassane Ouattara, on Thursday, June 15, 2023, at the presidential palace in Abidjan-Plateau.
“According to the information I have, at various stages of the legal process, lawyers representing Laurent Gbagbo came to serve him with decisions and summonses, to which they responded. The problem this poses is how they were able to represent the former Head of State and respond to legal summons and hearings. Either his lawyers engaged in forgery, and in that case, Laurent Gbagbo has the right to seek justice to ascertain their intentions, or it’s a way to delay the process,” questioned Mr. Touré.
According to Touré Mamadou, “Decisions are rendered according to the principles that govern our judicial system. The second thing is that beyond the decision itself, unfortunately, we observe a selective interpretation of the 2005 law regarding the status of former presidents of the republic. If Mr. Laurent Gbagbo, from whom this law originates, had a complete understanding of the law, he would know that the same law states that offenses committed during electoral processes are not subject to the exceptional procedures for heads of state or former presidents of institutions.” According to the government spokesperson, “this means that all offenses committed during the post-electoral crisis are subject to a process without considering the status of the head of state,” and he added, “it would have been desirable for this aspect to be revealed to the public.”
The former Head of State, Laurent Gbagbo, President of the Ivorian Popular Front (PPI-CI) party, visited the annex offices of the Independent Electoral Commission in Cocody Angré 8th tranche on Thursday, June 8, 2023, to file a complaint regarding his removal from the voter list. After addressing the electoral authority to assert the existence of one of his rights, the former Head of State (2000-2010) stated that he did not recognize the allegations of the looting of the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO). “After a trial that judged me for allegedly robbing the BCEAO, I vehemently refute such an accusation. Throughout my life, I have always worked to ensure that I have no shame in my criminal record.”
Laurent Gbagbo supported his argument by stating that he was the President of the Republic from 2000 to April 2011 and that the trial of a former head of state follows specific procedures. “I am Laurent Gbagbo, President of the Republic from October 2000 to April 2011. You don’t just judge a former president in any way and before any jurisdiction. There is a procedure for implicating and trying a former president of the Republic and former presidents of institutions. It’s a law from 2005.” And he concluded, “I don’t know why I was judged; no one summoned me because for there to be a trial, the accused is contacted and handed a summons.”
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Weather Conditions Compromise Ivory Coast Cocoa Mid-crop
Weather Conditions, meaning heavy rain and floods compromise Ivory Coast cocoa mid-crop, Farmers say
Heavy rain in a large portion of Ivory Coast’s principal cocoa districts overflowed a few ranches in swamps last week, undermining the April-to-September mid-crop, Some farmers told Reuters on Monday
Ivory Coast, the world’s top cocoa maker, is in its blustery season which runs formally from April to mid-November.
In the southern and western locales, ranchers said two continuous long stretches of precipitation had harmed admittance to manors, making it challenging to get beans out of the shrubbery.
Farmers added they dreaded purchasers would decline to purchase beans before long as the weather conditions were consistently cloudy and it was hard to appropriately dry beans.
“The rains were extremely weighty. We presently need sufficient daylight on the grounds that the manors in the swamps have been overflowed,” said Want Mea, whose homesteads close to the western area of Soubre, where 177.3 millimeters (6.98 inches) fell last week, 120.3 mm (4.74 inches) over the five-year normal.
In the southern locale of Agboville, where 157.7 mm (6.21 inches) fell last week, 95.7 mm (3.77 inches) over the normal, and in the eastern district of Abengourou, which recorded 125.8 mm (4.95 inches) last week, 70.3 mm (2.77 inches) over the normal, ranchers said they expected that beans would decay in the bramble as drying conditions have not been great for a considerable length of time.
Comparative perspectives came from the southern district of Agboville, where precipitation was well over the normal last week.
In the middle western locale of Daloa and in the focal district of Yamoussoukro, where downpours were sub-optimal, and in the focal locale of Bongouanou, where downpours were better than expected, ranchers invited a drier spell, which would work on developing and drying conditions.
“The rains have eased back and we’ve had sufficient daylight. This will help the cocoa,” said Aman Koffi, who homesteads close to Daloa, where 26.8 mm (1.06 inches) fell last week, 3.6 mm (0.14 inch) beneath the normal.
Normal temperatures went from 25.4 to 29.2 degrees Celsius (77.7 to 84.6 F) in Ivory Coast the week before.
Onsite News from Reuters
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