In the Facebook group some colleagues have pointed out that the first article in the official Code of Ethics for the Ivorian Journalist published by the Ministry of Communications (see original in French here) states the rights of journalists in Côte d'Ivoire:
Katika ukurasa wa Facebook, baadhi ya wanahabari walisema kwamba Kifungu cha Kwanza katika Mwenendo wa Maadili ulio Rasmi kwa ajili ya waandishi wa habari wa Ivory Coast kama ulivyochapishwa na Wizara ya Mawasiliano (tazama nakala halisi katika Kifaransa hapa) inataja haki za waandishi wa habari nchini Ivory Coast kama: