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May 27, 2015 (RUMBEK) - Warrap state authorities said calm has returned to greater Gogrial counties following two weeks of inter-clan fighting between two Dinka rival groups which left 18 people dead.

Deputy Governor of Warrap state Akec Tong Aleu (ST photo)

The clashes began on 14 May between clans of Gogrial East county and Gogrial West county, home to president Salva Kiir, allegedly over ownership of grazing rights along River Nyinagoth.

However, Warrap state's deputy governor, Akec Tong Aleu, said people were now going about their normal business after organized forces had deployed to quell the tension. He assured the opposing communities of Apuk and Aguok sections that those responsible for the clashes will face justice.

The state official said the fighting had been successfully halted and that the case had been referred to court to try the perpetrators.

“I want to assure people of Warrap state that these people have calmed and they accepted what we told them. They accepted the peace and they are waiting now for the trial,” Aleu assured.

He said both sides of the conflict wanted justice to be served by sentencing those who instigated the violence in the once stable state.

Agany Agany, an eyewitness, however described the conflict between Apuk and Aguok clans as a setback for stability of the two communities, adding that for the conflict to stop there was urgent need to impose justice in a fair manner without favouritism.

“Justice is most [likely] solution to this conflict of Apuk and Aguok communities. We need correct justice and justice should be done in a transparent manner,” he said.

He also blamed the situation on proliferation of weapons in Warrap state, noting that clashes were always encouraged by prevalence of weapons in the hands of civil populations. He called on the government to disarm the civil population in the area.

Residents of the two counties, Gogrial West and Gogrial East are also complaining of lack of food in the area with officials calling for relief assistance.

The deputy governor said severe hunger had hit greater Gogrial counties and called on humanitarian organizations and people of good will to offer food assistance to the two counties, saying the hunger situation was “serious.”

“You know that there is this coconut. Now they are eating coconut all over. There is no food,” he said.

He further added that the population was mainly depending on wild fruits for food, also blaming the rival communities for looting their items.

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The first secular republic in the Muslim East is today marking its 97th anniversary.

A IV. Szerbiai Piacok Napját június 4-e és 7-e között rendezik meg a szabadkai Sugárúton. A rendezvényt a Szerbiai Piacok gazdasági társulás és a szabadkai Tržnica a Hagyományok Ízei szervezettel, valamint Szabadka Város támogatásával. A piacnapokkal egy időben szervezik meg, ugyanazon a helyszínen az V. Hagyományok Ízei fesztivált is, amelyen házi étkeket, italokat kínálnak az érdeklődőknek. 

Két szerbiai teniszező befejezte szereplését egyéniben a Roland Garros szerdai játéknapján, hiszen Dušan Lajović nagy küzdelemben, négy játszmában kapott ki a 8. kiemelt svájci Stan Wawrinkától, míg Bojana Jovanovski a nála több mint száz hellyel hátrébb rangsorolt horvát Donna Vekić ellen maradt alul két szettben. A torna egyetlen magyar játékosa, Babos Tímea a francia színekben versenyző Kristina Mladenović oldalán bejutott a női párosok második fordulójába, a 3. kiemelt páros a Marina Eraković/Heather Watson új-zélandi–brit kettőst búcsúztatta két játszmában. Ugyanez nem sikerült a férfiak mezőnyében Filip Krajinović és Viktor Troicki párosának, őket a 9. kiemelt Rohan Bopanna/Florin Mergea duó ejtette ki.

Lajović a látottak alapján főként azért tudott szinte egyenrangú ellenfele lenni a svájci játékosnak, mert Wawrinka rémesen szervált, első adogatásainak csak mindössze 44 százaléka volt pontos, amivel összességében 11 breaklabdához juttatta a szerbet, aki ebből ötöt értékesített is, igaz, hármat is a harmadik, általa nyert szettben. A baj is a szervajátékokkal adódott a világranglistán 75. szerbnél, hiszen Wawrinkának még több breaklabdája volt, 20 lehetőségéből végül nyolcat használt ki, és mindent összevetve megérdemelten jutott a harmadik fordulóba.

Jovanovski meccse szinte minden mutatóban kiegyenlített volt, de a döntő pillanatokban Vekić koncentráltabbnak bizonyult, hiszen tíz kettős hibája ellenére a szerb lány nem tudott ellene breaklabdát szerezni, ő viszont kilencből hármat kihasználva a következő körbe lépett.

A kiemeltek közül a harmadik fordulóra készülhet Roger Federer, Gilles Simon, Nisikori Kej, Marija Sarapova, Samantha Stosur, Sabine Lisicki is, de kiesett pl. a női mezőny 3. kiemeltje, a román Simona Halep, akit óriási meglepetésre búcsúztatott két szettben a horvát Mirjana Lučić-Baroni. A férfiaknál is született néhány váratlan eredmény, Benjamin Becker Fernando Verdascót, Tejmuraz Gabasvili Juan Monacót, Nicolas Mahut Ernests Gulbist, a bosnyák Damir Džumhur pedig Markosz Bagdatiszt ütötte ki.

A férfiaknál befejezték a kedden abbamaradt Gilles Müller–Paolo Lorenzi mérkőzést is, amelyet előbbi nyert meg öt játszmában, így vele mérkőzik ma meg Novak Đoković a második fordulóban. A világelső malmára hajtja a vizet, hogy a luxemburgi játékos sokkal kimerítőbb meccset vívott, így várhatóan nagyobb erőfeszítésekre lesz szüksége, hogy komolyabb ellenállást tanúsítson a szerb teniszezővel szemben. A két játékos korábban csak egyszer találkozott, idén az Australian Open nyolcaddöntőjében Đoković 6:4, 7:5, 7:5-ös diadalt aratott. Pályára lép ma a címvédő Rafael Nadal is, akinek honfitársa, Nicolas Almagro lesz az ellenfele, illetve a 3. kiemelt Andy Murray is, aki a portugál Joao Sousával méri össze erejét. Ha minden igaz, Viktor Troicki is ma mérkőzik meg az olasz Simone Bolellivel, akivel szemben korábbi négy meccsükből hármat megnyert, kettőt ráadásul az idén.

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The next president of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) – world football’s governing body – should ensure that future host countries of the World Cup are required to comply with fundamental human rights norms, Human Rights Watch said today. The FIFA presidential election will be held in Zurich on May 29, 2015.

(New York) – The next president of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) – world football’s governing body – should ensure that future host countries of the World Cup are required to comply with fundamental human rights norms. The FIFA presidential election will be held in Zurich on May 29, 2015.

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Tandis qu'au Burundi, la question d'un troisième mandat du président Pierre Nkurunziza provoque depuis un mois un vaste mouvement de contestation populaire, au Rwanda voisin, l'atmosphère est tout autre. Dans un pays souvent critiqué par la communauté internationale pour son espace politique restreint et son manque de liberté d'expression, le Parlement a en effet annoncé avoir reçu environ deux millions de signatures de citoyens en faveur d'une réforme de la Constitution permettant au président Kagame de se représenter une troisième fois en 2017, alors que la Constitution n'autorise que deux mandats.

Une nouvelle étape est attendue ce jeudi dans l'enquête sur les soupçons de viols d'enfants pesants sur des soldats français engagés en Centrafrique l'année dernière. La commission consultative du secret de la défense nationale doit se réunir au sujet du rapport de commandement, l'enquête interne à l'armée. Pour rappel, lorsque les autorités françaises ont été mises au courant de ces soupçons, deux enquêtes se sont ouvertes : l'une judiciaire, l'autre militaire. Quatorze militaires français sont mis en cause par des récits d'enfants consignés par des agents de l'ONU dans un rapport confidentiel parvenu aux autorités françaises en juillet 2014.

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Americas

• SpaceX has been cleared by the Air Force for national security-related launches, injecting competition into a previous United Launch Alliance monopoly on private DoD launches. This is part of Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain’s efforts to end US reliance on the Russia-manufactured RD-180 rocket for space launches. However, the Pentagon has previously urged Congress to allow ULA to continue using the Russian rockets in order to “ensure access to space”.

• The Air Force has also successfully test-fired a Minuteman III ICBM from Vandenberg AFB, with the launch initiated and controlled from a U.S. Strategic Command Airborne Command Post E-6B Sentry AWACS aircraft operating the Airborne Launch Control System.

• The Pentagon is currently determining what should be included in the F-35‘s Block 4 configuration, ahead of a review later this year. Weapons that could feature in Block 4 include the Small Diameter Bomb II and the Kongsberg Joint Strike Missile, as well as potentially the B61-12 standoff nuclear bomb.

• Young and Rubicam Inc. was awarded an $84.4 million contract Wednesday for advertising services in support of Navy recruitment, with one base year and four option years. The total value of the potential five-year contract would be $457.5 million.

• Also on Wednesday, Electric Boat Corp. was handed a $46.4 million contract for planning efforts needed to conduct maintenance, upgrades and modernization on USS Montpelier (SSN 765) while it is in dry dock.

• The Brazilian Navy has received the first of a dozen A-4 Skyhawks modernized by Embraer in order to extend their service life to 2025. Originally manufactured by McDonnell-Douglas, the upgraded jets have received new communications, weapons, power and navigation systems, as well as other new components.

Europe

• The United Kingdom won’t make a decision on whether to procure a British or US-manufactured strike package to equip its F-35 fleet until 2018. The choice is between the Small Diameter Bomb II – manufactured by Raytheon in the US – or an offering from home team MBDA to fulfill the Selective Precision Effects At Range 3 (SPEAR 3) requirement.

• Airbus has reappointed its CEO Maria Amparo Moraleda Martinez, who will be in charge of the European defense giant until 2019. The shareholder vote was win by a narrow margin, with Martinez taking 40% of the vote. The French, German and Spanish governments own shares in the firm; 11% for Germany and France and Spain 4.1%.

Asia

• India’s Defense Ministry has cleared a $3 billion deal for 15 CH-47F Chinook and 22 AH-64D Apache helicopters, with the acquisition now under a Finance Ministry review before a contract is signed. The country’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) effectively cleared the procurement in August last year, following the demise of the Light Utility Helicopter program.

• India and Germany have agreed to strengthen their defense relationship, with the German Defense Minister Ursula Von der Leyen currently in New Delhi plugging the Indians for a potential sale of Eurofighters and submarines. This is not the first time the Eurofighter has been pushed by European politicians, with British Prime Minister David Cameron recently reiterating that a potential deal with India is still on the table.

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May 27, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese government, office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) signed on a joint strategy paper in Khartoum today to combat the growing wave of human trafficking.

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) also signed on to this strategy paper.

The state minister at the Ministry of the Interior Babiker Ahmed Digna said following the signing ceremony that Sudan is only hub for human smugglers and therefore suffers minimally unlike receiving countries which end up becoming the most affected.

He stressed that those considered victims of trafficking should now be viewed as partners in this crime because they are voluntarily working with smugglers.

The Sudanese commissioner for refugees Hamad al-Juzooli said that the new strategy developed is an extension of previous ones signed in 2013-2014 adding that donors made pledges to boost support after its proven success.

The UNHCR representative Mohammed Adar said that the joint cooperation with Khartoum succeeded in stopping the phenomenon of kidnapping in eastern Sudan and also led to a significant reduction in cases of human trafficking reported from 338 cases in 2012 to 113 in 2014 .

“There is still a long way to go to address this regional phenomenon effectively," Adar cautioned.

"The number of refugees who have arrived in Sudan doubled in the past year, and the tragic deaths of more than 1,800 people this year in the waters of the Mediterranean, highlight the need for cross-border cooperation and searching for a solution in the long term," he added.

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La lassitude des populations maliennes, devant la longue quête de la paix, qui se révèle presque irréalisable, n’a pas échappé au procureur général près la cour d’Appel de Bamako, Daniel Amagouin Tessougué, le 26 mai, lors de la cérémonie d’ouverture de la première session ordinaire de la cour d’Assises de Bamako. La comparaison n’est pas fortuite, tel un mirage qui fuit toujours, apparait la paix du point de vue des Maliens fatigués de l’insécurité, de la violence et de la remise en cause de la souveraineté du Mali sur bien des localités maliennes du nord.

Les responsables de la CMFPR2 (Coordination des mouvements et force patriotique de résistance) et de la CPA (Coalition du peuple de l’Azawad) étaient devant la presse le jeudi 21 mai 2015 à la Maison de la presse pour inviter les autres membres de la Coordination des mouvements de l’Azawad (Cma) à signer l’accord d’Alger. La conférence de presse était animée par le vice-président de la CMFPR2, Younoussa Touré et le secrétaire général de la CPA, Mohamed Ag Ousmane en présence de nombreuses autres personnalités. Au cours de cette conférence de presse, le doyen de la Communauté Arabe du Mali, Mohamed Mahmoud El Oumrany a fait savoir que la mise en œuvre de l’accord d’Alger sera plus difficile et prendra beaucoup plus de temps que son élaboration.

Les travaux des assises du 5ème Congrès ordinaire du parti des abeilles tenues, les 24, 25 et 26 Mai 2015, au CICB ont permis d’investir

May 27, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – The head of the visiting US Coast Guard delegation said that his country is prepared to help Sudan strengthen security measures in Port Sudan.

Head of US Coast Guard delegation Steven Paul (Ashorooq)

Sudanese officials said that the delegation which arrived two days was to hold discussions on several common issues pertaining to the implementation of the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code.

The head of the US delegation Steven Paul said in remarks following the conclusion of the meetings said that the port satisfies the security and safety ISPS requirements .

Paul was quoted by pro-government Ashorooq TV as saying that they reviewed the workload in Sudanese ports and security standards stressing that the two sides will work together for greater coordination.

"Sudanese ports are working well and we have the opportunity to enhance the security measures in Port Sudan and we are looking forward for future cooperation with Sudan in light of the good relationship that exists now," he said.

The director general of Sudan's Sea Ports Corporation (SPC) Jalal al-Din Mohamed Shulia for his part said that US delegation will provide them with a detailed report on the results of their visit after they return home.

He predicted that the report will praise the performance of Sudanese ports and noted that Mr. Paul mentioned that the security measures are applied properly and reliably.

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Les mères du Collège Horizon et de l’Association Temps d’Aide ont organisé une soirée des mères le samedi 23 Mai 2015 à l’hôtel Radisson dont les bénéfices seront versés dans la caisse des femmes fistuleuses de l’hôpital du Point G afin de soulager leur peine. La soirée était placée sous la présidence de l’ancienne ministre de la Culture du Mali Aminata Dramane Traoré et en présence de plusieurs mamans au cœur d’or dont la présidente de la plate forme des femmes de la Galaxie Mme Nilgun et Mme Kadiatou Baby Maiga la présidente de l’association pour la promotion des filles déscolarisées (Aprofid).

S'il a clairement mis en cause le vote des députés lors de sa conférence de presse, le président Hery Rajaonarimampianina n'a pas indiqué mercredi s'il allait suivre et respecter la procédure de destitution lancée contre lui. Une procédure qui dépend désormais de la Haute Cour constitutionnelle.

Le défenseur central du Stade malien de Bamako et des Etalons du Burkina Faso l’intraitable et le teigneux Pierre Daila fait bien partie de la liste des joueurs sélectionnés par le nouveau sélectionneur de l’équipe nationale du Burkina Faso, Gernot Rohr. Le talent et la perspicacité du jeune joueur n’a pas laissé indifférent le nouveau sélectionneur des Etalons qui l’a invité à regagner la sélection nationale de son pays. A ce titre, il effectuera, du 30 Mai au 07 Juin, un stage de formation en Corse avec l’équipe nationale du Burkina Faso avec à la clé un match international amical contre les Lions Indomptables du Cameroun.