Côte d’Ivoire Exposed to a New Jihadist Corridor / Fish Sellers “Taken for a Ride”

The newspaper Le Sursaut reported a new jihadist corridor along the border between Côte d’Ivoire, Mali and Guinea. Habdramane Coulibaly, executive director of the country’s fisheries industry association, said imported cartons of mackerel and horse mackerel would fall in price from 36,500 to 31,500 CFA francs, with tighter checks and possible seizure of non-compliant shipments. Opposition-leaning newspapers disputed the significance of the reduction, saying fish sellers had been “taken for a ride.” The press also reported that the Court of Auditors had flagged several ministries and identified ten irregularities.