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Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung: Essen (ots) - Das Land NRW plant nach Informationen der Westdeutschen Allgemeinen Zeitung (WAZ-Montagausgabe), die Ausbildung zum Brandmeister aufzuwerten. Qualifizierte Bewerber sollen mit einem deutlich höheren Lehrgeld als Brandmeister-Anwärter ...

Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung: Essen (ots) - Dieser Tage wird viel über das Thema Sicherheit gesprochen. Dabei geht es zumeist um mehr Polizei an den Bahnhöfen, an Grenzen oder im Internet, um mehr Videotechnik oder auch härtere Gesetze, um die Bevölkerung vor Gefahren und ...

Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung: Osnabrück (ots) - Mitgliederzahl geht kontinuierlich zurück Osnabrück.- In Niedersachsen nimmt die Bedeutung der rechtsextremen NPD laut Verfassungsschutz kontinuierlich ab. Zum Jahresende 2016 zählte die NPD landesweit nur noch rund 340 Mitglieder ...

Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung: Osnabrück (ots) - Exportstopp wegen Geflügelpest macht Putenproduzenten Probleme Osnabrück.- Die in Deutschland grassierende Vogelgrippe droht Hunderttausenden Putenküken in Niedersachsen zum Verhängnis zu werden, obwohl die Tiere kerngesund sind. ...

Le procès de Dominic Ongwen, l'un des commandants de la sanguinaire LRA, l'Armée de résistance du Seigneur, reprend ce lundi 16 janvier à La Haye. Membre du top 5 de la LRA, Dominic Ongwen doit répondre de 70 chefs d'inculpation devant la justice internationale dont des crimes de guerre et crimes contre l'humanité. Assassinats, viols, torture, enlèvement d'enfants, pour n'en citer que quelques-uns. Ce procès, est particulièrement attendu par des milliers de victimes car c'est le premier à se pencher sur les crimes commis par la LRA depuis près de 30 ans. Après son ouverture en décembre doivent donc comparaître ce lundi les premiers témoins.

Les sept candidats à la primaire à gauche ont débattu pour la deuxième fois dimanche sur iTélé, BFMTV et RTL.

Sammy Networks Co., Ltd.: Tokio (ots/PRNewswire) - Als Reaktion auf den im Ausland stattfindenden Ramen-Boom während der letzten Jahre begann Sammy Networks Co., Ltd. am 12. Januar 2017 mit dem Vertrieb der englischen Version seines beliebten Ramen Shop-Managementspiels für ...

January 15, 2017 (JUBA) – South Sudan President Salva Kiir has fired the country's Central Bank governor, amidst the worsening economic situation in the young nation.

Kornelio Koryom Mayiik (Getty)

President Kiir dismissed governor, Kornelio Koryom Mayik and his deputy John Dor through a decree announced on South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC).

In a separate decree, the South Sudanese leader appointed Othom Rago Ajak and Dier Tong Ngor as the new governor and deputy governor respectively.

Both the new governor and his deputy were serving in the Central Bank as directors.

In a separate decree announced by President Kiir on Saturday, the deputy minister of finance, Mary Javes Yak and ministry's undersecretary Salvatore Garang were sacked.

The president appointed Mou Ambrose Ring Thik as the new deputy finance minister.

South Sudan is experiencing tough economic crisis with the local currency (SSP) losing 80% its value after it was floated against the United States dollar nearly 12 months ago.

Prices of the items have also surged in markets as government struggles to pay its staff.

The president did not, however, indicate why he made changes in these two institutions.

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January 15, 2017 (KHARTOUM) - The U.S. dollar price has swung lower on the black market in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum following the U.S. decision to ease the economic sanctions imposed on the east African nations for two decades.

A worker counts US dollar bills inside a money changer in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum (Photo: Reuters)

On Friday, the outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama signed an executive order to ease sanctions against Khartoum enabling trade and investment transactions to resume with Sudan.

Last November, Central Bank of Sudan (CBoS) introduced an incentive policy, increasing the exchange rate in commercial banks by 131%. As a result, the U.S. dollar exchange rate went up in banks to 15.8 SDG from the official rate of 6.5 SDG.

Following the CBoS decision, the dollar price went up and settled at 19,4 pounds on the black market.

Traders in Khartoum on Sunday told Sudan Tribune on the condition of anonymity that the dollar price ranged from 14 to 17 Sudanese pounds (SDG), saying they refrained from buying the dollar in fear of a further decline in its price.

According to the traders, the U.S. decision caused uncertainty and the dollar price fluctuated from 14 to 17 pounds.

It is noteworthy that Sudan's Finance Minister Badr al-Din Mahmoud on Saturday announced they are developing a comprehensive plan to review the foreign exchange policy in light of Washington's decision to ease sanctions.

Sudan has been under American economic and trade sanctions since 1997 for its alleged connection to terror networks and remains on the U.S. list of state sponsors of terror. The first batch of sanctions restricts U.S. trade and investment with Sudan and block government's assets of the Sudanese government.

Additional sanctions in relations with the conflict in Darfur region were introduced by two Executive Orders in 2006.

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January 15, 2017 (KHARTOUM) - Sudanese Council of Ministers on Sunday has decided to extend the unilateral cessation of hostilities in war zones for six months.

The Sudanese army has been fighting the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/North (SPLM-N) rebels in Blue Nile and South Kordofan, also known as “Two Areas” since 2011 and a group of armed movements in Darfur since 2003.

In June 2016, President Omer al-Bashir declared a unilateral four-month cessation of hostilities. In December, he extended the ceasefire for one month following a two-month extension declared in October.

According to the official news agency SUNA, the Sudanese cabinet held an extraordinary session on Sunday headed by al-Bashir and decided to extend the ceasefire for six months.

The government decision appears to be part of a roadmap agreement between Khartoum and Washington that prompted the latter to ease the economic sanctions imposed on Sudan since 1997.

On Friday, the outgoing US President Barack Obama signed an executive order to ease sanctions against Sudan enabling trade and investment transactions to resume with the east African nation.

He said the move intends to acknowledge Sudan's efforts to reduce internal conflicts, improve humanitarian access to people in need and curtail terrorism.

It is noteworthy that the SPLM-N, the Sudan Liberation Movement-Minni Minnawi (SLM-MM), and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) in October extended for six months the unilateral cessation of hostilities in Darfur, Blue Nile and south Kordofan they declared in October 2015 and April of this year.

Following six days of talks in Addis Ababa last August, the armed movements and the government failed to conclude a deal on the security arrangements and humanitarian access in Darfur and the Two Areas prompting the African Union mediation to suspend the talks indefinitely.

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Une semaine avant le premier tour du scrutin, tous les candidats se sont engagés à respecter l’issue du vote des 22 et 29 janvier et à se ranger derrière le vainqueur.

Wort & Bild Verlag - Apotheken Umschau: Baierbrunn (ots) - Anmoderationsvorschlag: Auf Partys gehen, ein Referat halten, mit einem Verkäufer sprechen - was den meisten leicht fällt, ist für andere extrem schwer. Petra Bröcker über die Angst, sich zu blamieren: Sprecherin: Menschen mit ...

Wanda Group: Hefei, China (ots/PRNewswire) - Wang Jianlin, der reichste Mann Chinas, hat seine Gäste und Mitarbeiter im Rahmen der jährlich stattfindenden Gala der Unternehmensgruppe am 14. Januar mit einer besonderen Performance überrascht. Den Auftakt des ...

Westfalen-Blatt: Bielefeld (ots) - Ein Mädchen (8) aus Löhne (Kreis Herford) ist im Internet zum Verkauf angeboten worden. Das Kind gab an, das Inserat selbst aufgegeben zu haben. Nach WESTFALEN-BLATT-Informationen hatte ein Mann auf dem Verkaufsportal shpock.com ...

Selon l’Agence France Presse, les militaires français auraient arrêté des terroristes présumés dans le nord du Mali.

Owning a car for many Ethiopians - even those with ready cash to spend in one of the world's fastest-growing economies - remains a pipe dream, writes Emmanuel Igunza.

France-based Airbus Group division Airbus Defence and Space has entered an agreement to divest 49% of its shares in Atlas Elektronik Group to German multinational conglomerate thyssenkrupp.

The US Navy has attained initial operating capability (IOC) for its AN/AES-1 Airborne Laser Mine Detection System (ALMDS).

Lockheed Martin has secured a development contract to provide advanced electronic warfare surveillance and countermeasure capabilities for the US Navy’s MH-60 helicopter fleet against anti-ship missile (ASM) threats.

I) Le commerce Trump s'est montré constant dans sa critique du libre-échange, qu'il accuse d'avoir porté préjudice aux ouvriers américains[4]. Il a insisté pendant sa campagne sur le fait que son objectif de placer "l'Amérique d'abord" impliquerait la renégociation des accords...