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Hillary Clinton, az amerikai Demokrata Párt elnökjelöltje az eddigi legnagyobb adománygyűjtő hálózatot építette ki kampánya alatt.

A Politico című lap szombati riportja szerint a kampány elmúlt tizennyolc hónapjában Clinton adománygyűjtő csapata különösen Kaliforniában volt aktív, de összesen több mint ezerre tehető azoknak a száma, akik legalább százezer dollárt adtak a kampányára, ők kétszer annyian vannak, mint Barack Obama hasonló támogatói négy éve.
A lap szerint miközben a Clinton-kampánycsapat szívesen emlegeti a kisemberek kis összegű adományait, de a több mint ezer adománygyűjtő jól szervezetten dolgozott mintegy negyven szövetségi államban és négy országban – Nagy-Britanniában, Franciaországban, Japánban és Kínában – is: minimum 113 millió dollárt gyűjtöttek össze Hillary Clinton és a Demokrata Párt számára. A Clinton-kampányra összegyűlt teljes összeg ennél nagyságrendekkel nagyobb, hiszen milliárdosok is nagy összegekkel járultak hozzá. Köztük említi a lap a befektető Haim Sabant, Soros Györgyöt, Warren Buffettet és Tom Steyert.
A lap riportja szerint egyedül Kaliforniában kétszázhatvanheten szerveztek adománygyűjtő díszvacsorákat, gálaesteket és más rendezvényeket a Clinton-kampány számára. A lap a filmvilágból Barbra Streisandot, Steven Spielberget, George Lucast és Jeffrey Katzenberget említi, a vállalati szférából a Yahoo vezérigazgatóját, Marissa Mayert és Cheryl Sandberg Facebook-vezérigazgatót, Anna Wintourt, az amerikai Vogue magazin főszerkesztőjét és Haim Sabant, aki a többi között a spanyol nyelvű országos tévécsatorna, az Univision tulajdonosa is.
A John Podesta kampányfőnök meghackelt elektronikus leveleiből is szemezget a lap: az egyikből kiderül, Haim Saban hogyan ajánlotta fel a spanyol ajkú szavazók megnyerésére az Univisiont Hillary Clinton kampánycsapatának.

L'ex-ministre de l'Économie confie à "Challenges" "ne pas croire" au "président normal" qu'a voulu incarner son ancien mentor au début de son mandat.

Mit den Worten „Heute hat die Demokratie gewonnen“ kommentierte der Vorsitzende Abdelilah Benkirane den Sieg seiner Partei für Gerechtigkeit und Entwicklung (PJD) bei den Parlamentswahlen in Marokko. Mit knapp über 31 Prozent konnte die PJD deutlich mehr Stimmen als die liberale Partei für Authentizität und Modernität (PAM) erringen, die knapp 26 Prozent erhielt.

Le numérique prend peu à peu sa place dans les cabinets médicaux et les hôpitaux. Sur ce créneau très prometteur, les jeunes pépites côtoient les géants du numérique.

Le maire de Bordeaux devance toujours Nicolas Sarkozy au premier et au deuxième tour selon un sondage du "Parisien". François Fillon est le troisième homme.

Az orosz kormány immár több éve megrendezi a közönségszavazást a legrendezettebb orosz város címért.

Ebben az évben Sztavropol került az első helyre, megelőzve Ufát és Habarovszkot illetve Krasznojarszkot.

 

A biztonság kérdésében a visegrádi országoknak (V4) a következő években ugyanolyan következetességre lesz szükségük, mint amilyennel korábban a szabadságukért harcoltak – nyilatkozta Áder János köztársasági elnök szombaton a délkelet-lengyelországi Rzeszówban, a V4-ek államfőinek csúcsértekezlete után.

A sajtóértekezletet a kétnapos találkozó harmadik, a kelet-közép-európai gázpiac biztonságának szentelt plenáris ülés után tartották meg. A V4 – Csehország, Lengyelország, Magyarország, Szlovákia – államfői mellett részt vett rajta Maros Sefcovic, az Európai Bizottság energiaunióért felelős szlovák alelnöke is.

Áder János a találkozót záró sajtókonferencián a megbeszélések egyik témájára, az európai önazonosságra utalva elmondta: a V4 legújabb kori történelmének legmeghatározóbb fogalma a szabadság.
Felidézve az 1956-os poznani munkásfelkelés júniusi évfordulós megemlékezéseit – amelyeknek résztvevője volt -, valamint a magyar forradalom közelgő 60. évfordulóját, elmondta: a témáról napjainkban főként azért indokolt beszélni, mert a visegrádi négyekre a szabadság nemzeteiként tekinthetünk.

Felsorolva a kommunizmus idején tanúsított ellenállás egyes stációit – az ´56-os események mellett a csehszlovákiai 1968-as reformtörekvéseket, az 1970-es lengyelországi munkáslázadásokat, valamint az 1981-es lengyel tömegmozgalmakat -, rámutatott: a kommunizmus időszakában “egymás szabadságküzdelméből meríthettünk erőt,” még akkor is, ha annak idején ezeket a forradalmakat, felkeléseket leverték.

“Egymásra figyelve, egymástól tanulva jutottunk” az 1989-es rendszerváltáshoz, melynek révén a térség mindegyik nemzete szabaddá vált – mondta Áder János, és úgy értékelt: ez az összefogás a NATO-hoz, az Európai Unióhoz való csatlakozási időszakra is jellemző volt.

2016-ban új kérdés merült fel, ez pedig a biztonság kérdése: “saját országunk, a V4-ek biztonsága, valamint Európa, az EU biztonsága” – jelentette ki Áder János. “Azt gondolom, hogy ebben a kérdésben is legalább olyan következetes magatartásra lesz szükség a következő hónapokban és években, mint amilyen következetes magatartást tanúsítottunk a szabadságért folyó küzdelemben az elmúlt 40 évben” – hangsúlyozta.

Az M1 riporterének kérdésére válaszolva Áder János elmondta, az államfők a migráció összes dimenziójával foglalkoztak: egyetértettek abban, hogy fontos dolog a szolidaritás, hogy az arra rászorulókról, a politikai menekültekről gondoskodni kell. De arra is ügyelni kell, hogy a forrásokat, amelyek rendelkezésünkre állnak, jól használjuk fel, úgy, hogy “ezzel ne újabb konfliktusokat idézzünk elő” – szögezte le Áder János.

Confrontés à une importante insécurité maritime qui freine le développement de leur économie, une quarantaine d’États africains ont adopté samedi une charte historique visant à renforcer leur coopération dans la lutte contre la piraterie.

Starting from 7am on Sunday, about half a million voters will have a chance to decide on a new government, as the country heads into the most uncertain election in its recent history.

A férfit az utcán igazoltatták a járőrök.

A beregszászi rendőrök az éjszakai járőrözésük során lettek figyelmesek a gyanús személyre, aki késő este a hideg, esős időben a város egyik utcáján kószált. A férfit igazoltatták, majd megmotozták, melynek eredményeképpen kábítószer-adagoló eszközt, valamint egy zacskóban marihuánához hasonló anyagot találtak nála – adta hírül a Novini Zakarpattya hírportál a megyei rendőrkapitányság kommunikációs osztályának közleményére hivatkozva október 18-án.

Az adagolót és a kábítószert elkobozták. Az ügyben nyomozást indítottak.

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Pour assurer son avenir économique, Carhaix parie sur ce qui fait le socle de son activité : l’agriculture et la qualité de sa production laitière. La première usine Synutra, sur les trois annoncées d’ici à 2020, a été inaugurée sur le pôle laitier, et Eurosérum, qui fournira du petit lait au géant chinois, investit dans une unité de déminéralisation pour 2018. La capitale du Poher drague les industries agroalimentaires tout en regardant vers le marché chinois.

Wafaâ Maadnous fédère les énergies du territoire pour qu'enfin le pôle numérique culturel de Louvre-Lens Vallée bénéficie des moyens lui permettant de se positionner sur la carte mondiale des savoir-faire digitaux.

October 15, 2016 (LEER) - A senior official from Southern Liech, one of South Sudan's new states, was killed in an ambush laid by members of the armed opposition forces (SPLM-IO) in Pieliny, an area situated about 10km from Leer town.

The map of Unity state in red

Weirial Puok Baluang, an spokesperson for the armed opposition forces, identified the deceased as Gai Koryom Wedi, a security advisor in the state.

The official was reportedly killed alongside other senior and junior officers.

The attack, Puok told Sudan Tribune, was in retaliation for several provocations allegedly by pro-government forces on their positions.

He, however, claimed the SPLM-IO had gained more territories around Leer county, ever since fighting started on 13 October between the two rival forces in the country.

According to Puok, the rebels inflicted heavy losses on government soldiers, capturing various firearms, including Israeli-made weapons.

"[The] SPLA-IO captured 14 different advanced weapons [2015 Israeli made guns] in good conditions" he said, although Sudan Tribune could not verify these claims.

South Sudan's peace accord, signed in 2015, is considered fragile and could derail the little progress so far made in recent months. The deal ended months of civil war.

The young nation descended into war in mid-December 2013 after President Salva Kiir accused his former deputy Riek Machar of a coup attempt. Tens of thousands of people have been killed and millions displaced in South Sudan's worst ever violence since it broke away from Sudan in 2011.

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October 15, 2016 (KHARTOUM) - The Secretary-General of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), Yasir Arman said on Friday that the internal dialogue process didn't achieve peace and national consensus but also failed to give the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) an opportunity to normalize its relations with the international community.

At the closing session of the National Dialogue Conference on Monday, Khartoum's government parties and several political forces participating in the process approved the national document which constitutes the basis for drafting the permanent constitution. However, armed groups and opposition parties refused to join Khartoum process as they demand the government to end war and ensure freedoms in the country ahead of the dialogue.

In a statement extended to Sudan Tribune on Friday, Arman said that the national dialogue wrapped up with the continuation of war and ( President Omer) al-Bashir's threats to crush the (armed) movements, plus the complete absence of national consensus and the impossibility to normalize relations with the international community".

"So, what did the dialogue has achieved internally and externally?" He wondered.

He stressed that the dialogue failed to bring something new to support the economy and to end the political crisis. But rather, it empowered the president, reproduced totalitarianism and deepened the regime's crisis.

According to initial plans of the African Union High Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP), which mediates the peace talks for the Two areas and Darfur, the armed groups and holdout opposition groups had to join the internal dialogue after the signing of a humanitarian truce and a pre-dialogue meeting to agree on the confidence building measures.

However the failure to reach cessation of hostilities and humanitarian access agreements has forced the mediators to reconsider the peace roadmap.

SPLM-N Secretary-General praised what he called the “boycott" by the Thabo Mbeki, AUHIP head and the representative of UN Secretary-General for the dialogue meeting, stressing that the opposition Sudan Call forces were committed to their position and promises not to participate in the dialogue before the creation of a conducive environment ensuring political freedoms.

The Sudan Call forces have been recently criticised by their former allies in the National Consensus Forces (NCF) who accuse them of seeking to conclude with the regime an agreement that would not achieve democratic change.

Arman said the end of the internal dialogue offers a new opportunity for the opposition to unite its ranks away from the mistrust and scepticism. He reiterating his call for a dialogue among opposition groups on its unification to achieve change and to find an alternative to end war, bring democracy, stability and sustainable development.

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October 15, 2016 (JUBA) - South Sudan's rival factions have traded accusations over clashes in their respective positions near the Upper Nile capital, Malakal.

Arms and light weapons have been used by both warring parties in South Sudan to commit abuses (Photo courtesy of SSANSA)

The spokesperson of armed opposition forces under the command of Johnson Olony in a statement issued a statement, claimed their position in the west bank of Malakal town was attacked at about 6:00pm by pro-government forces.

“Today evening at 6pm, our military positions near Wajwok and Lalo villages had been attacked by SPLA forces stationed in respective locations mentioned and heavy fighting is going on right now”, said Brig. Gen. Nyagwal Ajak Dengkak in a statement.

He blamed the attack on government forces, further claiming that pro-government forces had deployed helicopter gunships to Malakal town with the view to reinforce ground forces with air cover should their forces attempt to move on the town.

But the spokesman for South Sudan army, Lul Ruai Koang issued a statement on Saturday, saying he was not aware of the clashes said to have place near Malakal.

Koang claimed it was a tactic by the armed opposition forces allegedly aimed at carrying out attacks in the area, stressing that government forces were ready to control the situation in the event of security threats to peoples' lives and properties.

South Sudan's peace accord, signed in 2015, is considered fragile could derail the little progress so far made in recent months. The deal ended over 20 months of war.

The young nation descended into war in mid-December 2013 after President Salva Kiir accused his former deputy Riek Machar of a coup attempt.

Tens of thousands of people have been killed and millions displaced in South Sudan's worst ever violence since it broke away from Sudan in July 2011.

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October 15, 2016 (KHARTOUM) - The United Kingdom has urged the Sudanese government to allow the United Nations access to Jebel Marra area in Darfur to investigate allegations of chemical weapons use.

Sudan's Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Abdel-Ghani al-Naeem, shakes hand with Permanent Under-Secretary at the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office Sir Simon McDonald (ST Photo)

Last month, Amnesty International accused the Sudanese government forces of using chemical weapons repeatedly against civilians in Darfur over the past eight months, saying chemical attacks are believed to have killed up to 250 people.

However, Khartoum dismissed as “fabricated and unfounded accusations” Amnesty's allegations saying it aims to obstruct “the pioneering efforts” to achieve peace and stability and to promote reconciliation in Sudan.

In a statement extended to Sudan Tribune on Saturday, the British embassy in Khartoum said UK's Minister for Africa, Tobias Ellwood has expressed to Sudan's Foreign Ministry Under-Secretary Abdel-Ghani al-Na'im his “deep concern about the situation in Jebel Marra and called on the Sudanese Government to allow the UN and others full access to these areas to monitor events and look into allegations such as chemical weapons use.”

Intense fighting took place earlier this year between the Sudanese army and the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM-AW) led by Abdel-Wahid al-Nur in Jebel Marra areas forcing thousands of residents to flee the area.

Jebel Marra, which spans over three states including North, Central and South Darfur, is located at a water-rich area that is characterized by mild climate.

Meanwhile, the statement pointed that Al-Nai'm, who concluded a two-day visit to London for the second round of talks in the Sudan/UK strategic consultations, has discussed with Ellwood prospects of future bilateral ties between the two nations.

According to the statement, Ellwood stressed that “UK remains keen to see this relationship develop and to see the UK becoming a leading partner in the development of a peaceful and prosperous Sudan”.

He urged the Sudanese government “to seize the opportunity offered by the African Union Road Map to agree a cessation of hostilities in Darfur and the Two Areas”, calling on all parties “to enter an inclusive political dialogue about the future of the country”.

Last March, the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP) and the Sudanese government signed a framework agreement calling to stop war in Blue Nile, Darfur, and South Kordofan and to engage in the national dialogue process.

In August, four groups from the opposition umbrella Sudan Call including the National Umma Party (NUP) and three armed groups; Sudan People's Liberation Movement/North (SPLM-N), Sudan Liberation Movement - Minni Minnawi (SLM-MM) and Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) endorsed the deal.

The peace plan provides that the Sudanese governments and rebel groups should engage in talks to reach agreement on a cessation of hostilities and humanitarian access before the Sudan Call forces join the government-led national dialogue.

However, on 14 August following six days of talks in Addis Ababa, the armed movements and the government negotiating teams failed to conclude a deal on the security arrangements and humanitarian access prompting the mediation to suspend the talks indefinitely.

It's noteworthy that the strategic consultations meetings between the two countries started in March in Sudanese capital, Khartoum and considered the first talks of its kind at this level in 25 years.

Sudan and Britain agreed to exchange of visits at the level of senior officials from the two countries along with increasing cooperation in the fields of economy, investment and culture.

During his first visit to Khartoum last September, UK Special Representative for Sudan and South Sudan, Christopher Trott expressed his optimism about the relations between Khartoum and London and expressed hope to strengthening contacts between Sudanese and British peoples.

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October 15, 2016 (NYALA/ELFASHER) - Government-aligned militias in North and South Darfur states have continued to collect road tolls from passenger buses and commercial trucks at gunpoint in clear defiance of the presidential directives to stop this practice, said sources.

Fighters from the Rapid Support Forces sit in an armed vehicle in Nyala, south Darfur, displaying weapons they say they captured from the Justice and Equality Movement rebels on May 13, 2015 (AFP Photo/Ashraf Shazly)

During his visit to the five states of Darfur last April, President Omer al-Bashir warned militias against collecting illegal tolls and levies along the highways linking the various towns in the region.

He also instructed the concerned bodies to impose the authority of the state, saying his government would soon launch a plan to disarm tribal militias and restricts the use of weapons to the regular forces.

A reliable source told Sudan Tribune on the condition of anonymity that illegal toll collection points, widely known as “gateways”, have appeared for the first time in 2009 on the highway linking South Darfur's capital, Nyala to the town of Kass, 86 km west of Nyala, saying the militias set up 16 tents along the road to collect tolls.

He said these militias have fought alongside the government army against the rebel groups in Darfur, pointing the government rewarded these militias by allowing them to collect limited road tolls however the practice has expanded dramatically.

The same source stressed that unnamed local and state actors have vested interest in the continued existence of this phenomenon, pointing to the weakness and inability of both North and South Darfur governments to remove these “gateways”.

He added the federal government also doesn't want to take decisive measures that could adversely impact its alliance with these militias particularly as the conflict in Darfur was not completely settled.

Salih Mohamed Guma'a, a passenger buses owner in Nyala, told Sudan Tribune the militias set up more than 37 “gateways” to collect road tolls along the highway between Nyala and North Darfur capital, El-Fasher under the pretext that they are protect passengers against armed robbery.

He pointed out the militias collect more than 16,000 pounds (SDG) from passenger buses and commercial trucks daily, saying these levies put additional burden on the residents because it raise the price of commodities and bus tickets.

Guma'a further said the passenger buses union in South Darfur has repeatedly appealed to the government to remove those “gateways” but to no avail.

A bus driver named Hamid Sulieman said that 27 passengers were killed and injured during altercations with the gateways' militias, pointing they are waiting for the government to deal with this chaotic situation decisively.

“The gunmen usually threaten to kill drivers if they try to surpass the [gateway] tent without paying the prescribed levies … they have linked the safety and lives of passengers to a forcibly imposed sums,” he said.

In 2009, the former South Darfur governor Ali Mahomud issued a decision to remove all illegal gateways by force, however, several armed robbery incidents occurred just one week after they were removed forcing the government to retreat.

The imposition of illegal road tolls along the highway between El-Fasher and Kutum in North Darfur has led to a sharp rise in the ticket price from 50 to 150 pounds (SDG).

A local administration leader named Al-Tahir Ismail told Sudan Tribune that a number of the militias use their military vehicles to transport passengers and goods after passenger buses and commercial trucks decided to stop the business.

“Militias who set up random tents to [collect illegal tolls] claim they are affiliated with the border guards forces and also other unidentified gunmen have set up gateways to collect levies,” he said.

Last September, the then North Darfur deputy governor Adam al-Nahla issued a decision to remove all illegal gateways and stop collection of road tolls, saying it adversely impact the authority of the state and harms social ties among the residents.

He stressed that these illegal levies are not being deposited into the state's treasury.

For his part, member of the executive office of North Darfur's passenger buses trade union Mohamed Ahmed, said the militias imposed a 300 to 400 pounds toll on every single commercial truck travelling between El-Fasher and Kutum.

He stressed that militias affiliated with the government have again set up the gateways after they were removed for almost one year, pointing that four-wheel drive vehicles belonging to these militias have substituted passenger buses and commercial trucks which stopped working due to heavy tolls imposed on them.

The Darfur conflict started in February 2003 when two non-Arab African rebel groups took up arms for more power and resources.

The government responded with a counterinsurgency campaign in which a mostly Arab militia known as the Janjaweed has committed wide-scale abuses against people it says are allied to the rebels.

UN agencies estimate that over 300,000 people were killed in the conflict, and over 2.5 million were displaced.

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October 15, 2016 (JUBA) - South Sudan's armed opposition leader, Riek Machar would only be allowed into the young nation if he denounces violence and allows the coalition government to implement the 2015 peace agreement, President Salva Kiir has said.

South Sudan President Salva Kiir (C) adresses a press conference together with FVP Riek Machar (R) and SVP James Wani at the State House on July 8, 2016 (Reuters Photo)

“The region should stand with the transitional government of national unity to implement the agreement on the resolution of the conflict in the republic of South Sudan. This was the agreement they [regional leaders and friends] made themselves despite our observations but we accepted because we wanted peace and stability in this country," said Kiir in the capital, Juba Saturday.

He added, "And I believe the events of July should themselves be proof of concerns which South Sudanese were raising. If they want this agreement to be implemented, they should allow the current first vice president and his team to work with me and other leaders ready to cooperate to implement this agreement."

The South Sudanese leader was speaking at an occasion he hosted at his residence. A number of with senior cabinet members, security and high-ranking military officers attended the event, a few days after rumour spread that the president had "died".

Kiir said Machar should denounce violence and remain outside the country during transitional national unity government era or return to South Sudan as a normal citizen.

“The President of the Republic and the government is very clear on the implementation of the peace agreement. But what is important in anything is building mutual trust and understanding. Riek Machar was acting like a co-president to President Salva Kiir. He was not acting like a vice president", the presidential advisor on decentralization and intergovernmental linkage, Tor Deng Mawien exclusively told Sudan Tribune Saturday.

"So it was difficult to proceed with the implementation of the peace agreement in this environment. That was there was no progress but now the new SPLM-IO leadership under Taban Deng Gai is doing well and the president should be allowed to implement the agreement," he added.

Machar left Juba after renewed clashes in July between his forces and those of President Kiir claimed over 300 lives and led to the fighters loyal to the former rebel leader fleeing the city. The fighting has resulted in a humanitarian crisis with people abandoning the city for fear of a return to war.

President Kiir relieved Machar of his post as vice president and appointed the armed opposition's former chief negotiator, Taban Deng Gai as first vice president in the interim government. Machar has, however, described Gai's appointment as "illegal".

The armed opposition group recently announced that it had officially dismissed all its senior members who have taken part in President Kiir's new government.

This came in a resolution passed by the political bureau meeting convened for three days in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, under the chairmanship of Machar.

In Article 2 (d) of the resolution, the armed opposition's political bureau resolved to “Call for reorganization of the SPLA (IO) so that it can wage a popular armed resistance against the authoritarian and fascist regime of President Salva Kiir in order to bring peace, freedom, democracy and the rule of law in the country.”

The opposition group called for rapid deployment of regional forces in order to salvage the peace agreement signed in August 2015.

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Dans un entretien-fleuve publié dimanche par le site du magazine « Challenges », l’ancien ministre de l’économie dresse un cruel réquisitoire contre la présidence incarnée par François Hollande.

October 15, 2016 (BOR) - South Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC) has launched a peace and reconciliation project in Jonglei state to reduce the tension between the South Sudanese tribes who have been divided by December 2013 conflict.

Jonglei's episcopal church choir perform at the Dr John Garang Memorial University of Science and Technology on 22 September 2014 (ST)

The project is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through the Catholic Relief Services (CRS).

The project was initiated by South Sudan's council of churches following a meeting conducted last year in Kigali, Rwanda, where 25 church leaders from South Sudan visited Rwanda, to learn how to create peace among the people, by replicating how Rwanda eradicated genocide from people's minds and created peace.

Isaac Nyiding, the Peace Regional Facilitator of greater Upper Nile, said during the meeting in Bor on Thursday that most of the peace work will be implemented by the Interchurch Committee in the states.

“Since there are churches spread all over South Sudan it would be very easy for us to implement this. Those churches will be implementing on the ground. Currently we have brought people from Duk, Kongor, Athoch and Malek. We got some people also from Akobo, who are attending with us,” said Nyiding.

The Bishop of Bor Diocese, Ruben Akuurdit, said South Sudan council of churches acts as a neutral body advocating for peace and reconciliation in the country.

“Guns in the hands of people is not solution, we have to disown guns and that why we come for peace building and when we build that peace and we put down guns, what next,” Akurdit wondered.

He suggested the church and the communities should bring up ways through which peace can be sustained in the states, suggesting that agriculture would be the best way to earn living, not through the use of guns.

“Because People use guns for their own survival there are other ways that we can live, we can cultivate we can even have our domestic animal by acquiring your domestic animals without taking somebody's cattle or goats by force. You can earn your money and they are available in the market,” Akurdit added.

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