**Ivory Coast Prime Minister Guillaume Soro is to announce a new government, after a “breakthrough” in Monday’s talks with the opposition.**The previous government had been sacked by Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo on 12 February, sparking anger and unrest across the country.
On Monday at least three people were killed in the latest street protests.
Two people were killed in the town of Daloa when soldiers opened fire on demonstrators. Another died in Abidjan.
Burkina Faso’s President, Blaise Compaore, flew to Ivory Coast to organise mediation talks on Sunday between government officials and opposition representatives.
The two main opposition leaders had reiterated their refusal to take part in any new government after President Gbagbo dissolved both the government and the independent electoral commission 10 days ago.
But after a day of talks on Monday, Mr Compaore said the opposition had accepted to play a role in the reconstruction of the government.
“The results are satisfactory,” he said, adding that the breakthrough would enable work “to accomplish the other tasks that will allow us to set a date very quickly for the presidential election this year”.
Mr Soro said after the talks that he would put forward his new cabinet on Tuesday , adding that “soon after we will hold our cabinet meeting”.
The BBC’s John James in Abidjan says that although a restored electoral commission is now promised before the end of the week, it is not clear how much the commission will have changed.
He says it is almost certain that the former head of the commission will no longer be in his post.
Elections were first scheduled to take place in 2005 but have been postponed six times.