President Alassane Ouattara on Tuesday received Tidjane Thiam, the new President of the Côte d’Ivoire Democratic Party PDCI RDA, in the audience at the palace.

On the agenda for discussion was the date of the funeral of President Henri Konan Bédié, who died last August.

Abdullahi Hassan has more in this report By WADRs Albain ADE in Abidjan.