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President Kiir receives credentials of ambassadors
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Khartoum Declined new AU negotiations with S.Sudan says Minister By Alupo Sarah
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he Khartoum government declined an invitation from the African Union (AU) panel to attend a new round of negotiations aimed at resolving post-secession issues with South Sudan. South Sudan’s investment minister Deng Garang told the press in Juba that his government received notification from Khartoum that talks on the outstanding items are suspended. Issues that are yet to be discussed include issues such as border demarcation, Abyei, splitting up national debt and oil transit fees charged on South Sudan. However the foreign ministry Undersecretary Rahmatalla Osman speaking to al-Intibaha dismissed Garang’s remarks saying no notification was sent to Juba on suspending talks. The African Union High Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP) which is headed by former South African president Thabo Mbeki has been leading mediation efforts between
The President of the Republic H.E Gen. Salva Kiir Mayardit last week received credentials of three ambassadors accredited to the Republic of South Sudan, in a special accreditation ceremony organized at the Presidential Guest House in Juba. The Ambassadors are: 1. Amb. Li Zhiguo from China 2.Amb. Cleland Leshore from Kenya, and 3.Amb. Peter Felten from Germany
Thabo Mbeki stands between S. Sudan’s John Kong (L) and Abdelrahim Mohammed Hussein in Khartoum during the first JPSM meeting
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President Kiir explains Bashir allegations on South Sudan supporting rebels
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resident Kiir has said the recent accusations by Khartoum in the media as well as its complaint to the UN Security Council against the Republic of South Sudan of supporting rebels and harboring rebels opposed to it are baseless, malicious and unfounded. President Kiir said South Sudan is not fighting the Khartoum government either directly or by proxy. The following statement was posted on the government of South Sudan website shortly after the President had addressed the press. The Khartoum government has been engaged in fights with the rebels opposed to it in the three areas of Darfur, South Kordufan and Southern Blue Nile with Khartoum accusing Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) of supporting the armed groups in these areas. President Kiir noted that the allegations that his government is moving forces and arms from Yafta to Wadaga are totally untrue. He cited the reason of no infrastructure in these areas therefore making it hard to move from one area to another especially during the rainy season. “President Bashir has been president of the Sudan for very many years, how many roads did he build in these areas to allow easy movement”, he asked. He noted that the claims that the opposition forces that fled Sali area in Blue Nile have been received and are being hosted by the Republic of South Sudan were also totally unfounded. “the persons who fled the scene of the fighting in the areas bordering the Republic of South Sudan and reached Renk safely are legitimate civilians about 1000 in number” he noted.
President Kiir addressing the journalists Further urging the international community to go there and verify the facts. He also appealed for humanitarian assistance for these needy people. President Kiir explained that the Republic of Sudan is a member of the United Nations but is threatening the sovereignty of South Sudan through military invasion. He said this is a grave concern and contradicts the spirit of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA). He called on the UNMISS and the Security Council to take note of this fact. President Kiir said the claims Khartoum is leveling against South Sudan are nothing but an attempt to invade the Republic of South Sudan. “The accusations by Khartoum against South Sudan are to mask their own activities in support of the armed dissident groups that are fighting its proxy wars against the Republic of South Sudan”, said President Kiir. He further asserted that Khartoum’s proxy wars against South Sudan started way back in 2006 when militia generals like Gabriel Tanginya, Mabor Dhoul and others supported by Khartoum attacked and devastated Malakal. He said this was followed by the subsequent attacks in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State and again on the 24th February 2009 Gabriel Tanginya attacked Malakal leaving scores dead. President Kiir said that Khartoum
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remains opposed to any attempts to demarcate the borders between the two states. He mentioned that this act of Khartoum is justified by their illegal occupation of Abyei since May and subsequently refusing to withdraw its troops as required by the UN Security Council. He said this attitude by Khartoum represents a potential threat to international peace and security in the region. He further said President Bashir’s remarks after capturing Kurmuk town from the SPLM/A Northern Sector was offensive against the government of the Republic of South Sudan. He said the President was quoted as saying that “it was a mistake to hand over South Sudan, that is, an Arab land, to Africans and that he will recapture and reunite it with Sudan for good”. President Kiir also said that President Bashir was quoted to have asserted that there will be no other “Naivasaha”. President Kiir said that his position is always the same and clear that the Republic of South Sudan under his leadership will not accept the option of war as a means of solving disputes. He said he believes in the viability of the two states economically and security wise, living side by side as sister countries in peace and prosperity and in the spirit of the CPA. He, however, asserted that any attempt by the government of the Sudan to destabilize the Republic of South Sudan will not be tolerated.
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Khartoum Declined new AU negotiations with S.Sudan says Minister Khartoum and Juba since two years ago but his efforts have yielded not so much. Deng Garang noted that South Sudan will not engage in bilateral talks on oil should Mbeki fail to come up with new proposals. He also underscored South Sudan’s desire to negotiate all pending items as a package for one comprehensive solution. Tensions have escalated between the two neighboring nations since the country’s
breakup last July. Sudan accuses South Sudan of supporting rebels fighting its army in Blue Nile and South Kordofan and has gone ahead to lodge complaints with the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). However, President Kiir said the recent accusations by Khartoum in the media as well as its complaint to the UN Security Council against the Republic of
South Sudan of supporting rebels and harboring rebels opposed to it are baseless, malicious and unfounded. President Kiir said South Sudan is not fighting the Khartoum government either directly or by proxy.
President Kiir receives credentials of ambassadors
kiir recieves credetials of chinese amabassadors
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he President of the Republic H.E Gen. Salva Kiir Mayardit last week received credentials of three ambassadors accredited to the Republic of South Sudan, in a special accreditation ceremony organized at the Presidential Guest House in Juba. The Ambassadors are: Amb. Li Zhiguo from China Amb. Cleland Leshore from Kenya, and Amb. Peter Felten from Germany By this the total number of ambassadors accredited to the Republic of South Sudan is five; the first two delivered their credentials to the President in Sep. 16th, 2011 and they were Mr. Alaster Mcphail Ambassador of United Kingdom and Mrs. Ingrid Osfstad, Ambassador of Kingdom of Norway to South Sudan. Shortly after the accreditation ceremony, the Deputy Minister for foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hon.
Grace Datiro congratulated the three ambassadors and wished them success in their assigned jobs in the new state of South Sudan. Hon Datiro said the Republic of South Sudan will closely work with the ambassadors to strengthen bilateral relations in all fields, and foster cooperation and mutual benefit between their countries and the Republic of South Sudan. The Chinese official accredited ambassador to South Sudan Mr. Li Zhguo after presenting his credentials to the President of the Republic said in a press statement that he is honored to be appointed as the first Chinese Ambassador to the new state of South Sudan. Amb. Zhguo congratulated the people of South Sudan for the rapid growth South Sudan is witnessing under the leadership of H.E Kiir Mayardit. He said the relationship between China and South Sudan started
since 1970s in the fields of health and described the visit of President Kiir to China in 2007 as historic. He said the visit laid a solid foundation for the bilateral relations between Juba and Beijing, especially after the establishment of diplomatic relations. “I will do my best to enhance develop and deepen this relations”, said Mr. Zhiguo. On his part, Kenyan accredited Ambassador to the Republic of South Sudan Mr. Cleland Leshore expressed his appreciation to the President of the Republic of South Sudan for accepting his credentials as the Ambassador of Kenya to South Sudan, which indicates, he said, a clear friendship between Kenya and South Sudan. Ambassador Leshore told the Press that Kenyan Government is committed to pursue a more dynamic and mutual beneficial relationship with South Sudan. He emphasized that at the regional level Kenya will continue to work with its neighbors to enhance peace and Security in the Horn of Africa. The German accredited Ambassador to South Sudan Mr. Peter Felten said the mission of Federal Republic of Germany Embassy to the Republic of South Sudan is to promote and facilitate cooperation, partnership and friendship with South Sudan. He assured that Germany will cooperate with South Sudan at political, decentralization and development levels. He added that is interested to help south Sudan in water sanitation, Police services, DDR and establish cooperation with National legislative Assembly in international Human rights laws and others.
South Sudan Unity state bombing: UN calls for inquiry
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N human rights chief Navi Pillay has called for an investigation into the bombing of a refugee camp in South Sudan, which became independent in July. The UN has accused Sudan of carrying out the attack in oil-rich Unity state, just south of the border. Khartoum, which is fighting pro-southern rebels on its side of the frontier, denies the allegation. South Sudanese officials say at least 12 people were killed in the air raid. Ms Pillay said there needed to be an independent and credible investigation into Thursday’s bombing of the Yida camp. “If indeed it is established that an international crime or serious human rights violation has been committed, then those responsible should be brought to justice,” she is quoted by Reuters as saying. However, Sudan Armed Forces spokesman Sawarmi Khaled Saad vehemently denied any links to the raid. “This information is completely false. We didn’t bomb any camps or any areas inside the borders of South Sudan,” he told the AFP news agency. Thousands of people have fled fighting in Sudan’s South Kordofan region and crossed the border to take refuge at the Yida camp. Sudan’s army has often been accused of bombing South Kordofan, where it is facing a rebellion from pro-southern groups.
The South Sudan Liberation Army rebel group is also active in Unity State - it denies claims that it is working for Khartoum in order to destabilise its neighbour. Miabek Lang, the commissioner of Pariang county in Unity state, said at least 12 people had been killed and 20 wounded in the bombing. The BBC’s James Copnall in Unity state says he arrived at the camp at about 12:00 GMT on Thursday as a second round of bombs hit. He says that just as a UN helicopter, carrying food aid, settled on to a makeshift landing zone at the camp, there was a deep and terrifying thud of a nearby explosion. A large plane was spotted heading to the north, our reporter says. Several residents of the refugee camp told him it was an Antonov plane, often used by the Sudanese government as a makeshift bomber. The refugees said the plane had circled before launching two bombing raids. Five bombs were dropped, of which four exploded, they told our correspondent. Incidents like this, and both sides’ belief that the other is sponsoring rebels on their territory, are contributing to a rapidly deteriorating relationship between Sudan and South Sudan, he says. South Sudan’s independence in July was the culmination of a peace deal that ended a decades-long north-south civil war.
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Health director: 3 million children vaccinated By: Madingdit
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ver three million children have been vaccinated in the national polio immunization exercise, the Director General for Community and Public Health in the national Health Ministry Riek Lul confirmed. The latest four day phase of the campaign was completed on last week. Lul says the house to house polio immunization “dubbed vaccinate all children from zero to five years against polio now” has covered 90% of South Sudan. “So far we have covered more than 90% of the geographical area that we
targeted with exception of Renk County in Upper Nile and Mayom County of Unity State, the areas where there is active bombardment taking place. This has interrupted the vaccinators from reaching the houses,” said Lul. Lul reiterated the need for parents to avail their children for the two drops of polio vaccine in order to kick the illness out of South Sudan. According to Lul, the next round of Polio Immunization will be between 13th and 16th of December 2011. Polio mostly affects children, spreading through
contact with infected mucus or faeces, or through contaminated food or water. 5%-10% of patients who develop paralytic polio often die from respiratory failure, since they are unable to breathe on their own. Experts cite immunization as the best prevention of polio. At the launch of the national immunization campaign on Tuesday, national Health Minister Hussein Michael Milli said 20,000 health workers had been deployed across the country to immunize 3.2 million children less than five years of age.
EU Donates 200 Million Euros to South Sudan
By Lobuga Joseph L
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he European Commissioner for development Andris Piebags revealed last week that the European Commission has granted two hundred millions Euro to south Sudan for developmental projects. He made the remarks the while addressing a press conference at EU head office in Juba, the capital of South Sudan. The 200 million Euros are meant to boost the Education,Health,rule of law and rural development in South Sudan.. Piebags who was on his second visit to South Sudan said that his team of delegates were all keen to help South Sudan strengthen its development. “South Sudan has a huge potential in agriculture field and this is why
we are encouraging developmental program in the country to meet the needs of local population”, said the Commissioner. He further stated that roads’ improvement in rural areas in terms of feeder roads is crucial to enhance transportation means especially to the local farmers so as to have easy access to markets, said Piebags. He strongly pushed for agricultural strategic plans that will relieve the total dependency on oil and will diversify the economy. He noted that the 200 million Euros that was pledged by the commissioner towards social development in the country will not be the end of their support but they will work with the government to support
other areas of need. “We are working hard to engage all the members’ states commissions to give support to South Sudan” adding that would like the President to pay a visit to Brussels. The recommended hundred day program declared by the President was an important initiative that had mobilized all ministries to render services delivery to the citizens. He admitted that fighting corruption is very complex, but yet he is optimistic because the government is determined to fight it. South Sudan has changed to the better in comparison to the early days, and we are keen to assist the country in taking development to the rural areas, he added.
SS replaces Anti-Corruption Commission Chief By: Madingdit
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outh Sudan appointed a senior judge to head its anti-corruption commission at the weekend, in a possible bid to revitalize the organization which has failed to produce a single conviction since it was set up in 2006. The African country depends largely on donor money and oil revenues and has been under pressure to tackle graft allegations since it seceded from Sudan in July.Justice John Gatwich Lul became the chairman of South Sudan’s anti-corruption commission, taking over from Pauline Riak on Saturday, a statement on the government’s website
said. The government did not give an explanation for the change, but President Salva Kiir has often repeated pledges to wipe out corruption in the state whose oil production accounts for 98 percent of government revenues. Three corruption cases have gone to court since the commission was established five years ago, but none have been concluded. Five others are before the justice ministry. Officials say it is difficult to prove corruption through existing criminal law. The country does not yet have a financial crimes act. The heads of 19 other government
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Increasing food prices in jonglei start to pinch hard on citizens. BY JUUK MADING DUT
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ood price inflation in Jonglei state and south Sudan at large is hampering the standard of living of the new nation citizens at all levels. The remarks were made by the chairman of chamber of commerce in Jonglei state-Bor Mr. Majok KuurKueer . Mr. Majok revealed this during an interview with Active Nation at his office in the state capital-Bor the interview was aimed at finding out the causes of rising food prices and the steps that are being worked on to solve the
problem of the food shortage . Majok revealed that one of the causes was the increased rate of foreign currencies especially the (US Dollar) in the Republic of south Sudan mainly in what he referred to as the “black market”. “In black market now 100US$ has risen up to 400SSP which is causing the increase in food prices at large”. He added. He further pointed out poor roads, fuel shortage and uncountable
taxation at the check points as the main issue causing prices to rise to a level where a barrel of fuel has risen up to 1700SSP and food prices are; 50kgs of sugar has risen to 370SSP, 50kgs of maize floor is 150SSP, 20 litters jerry cane of cooking oil has risen to 200SSP, 500millitres bottle of local milk is 5SSP and small cup of milk tea has risen from 1SSP to 2SSP. “ How can I blame the trade when the transportation of the commodities from Uganda and other
countries to Jonglei-Bor costs almost more than 14,000SSP”. Majok cited. Majok revealed that the only solution to such problems is for the state to bring in more food supply investors through market competition and reduce on the on foreign exchange rate in the Central Bank. He further noted that construction of roads, supply of fuel and affordable exchange rate of US Dollar as the only solution to increasing food prices
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53 child soldiers released in Unity State D
ivision four of the South Sudanese army (SPLA) handed over the underage soldiers to the South Sudan Disarmament Demobilization and Reintegration Programme (SSDDR), George Gatloi Koang, the organisations Unity state director revealed The children who had been forced by local chiefs to join the SPLA in March, were mainly from Payinjiar county. It was in March that the South Sudan Liberation Army (SSLA) rebel group declared it was at war with the government. Koang said that the SSDDR and the SPLA child protection desk “strongly condemned” the presence of children in the army. An optional protocol to the UN’s Convention on the Rights of the Child children under 18 cannot be used in combat or in roles supporting soldiers. Child soldiers were widely used in Sudan’s two-decade north-south civil war, which killed around two million people. “It took us one month together with SPLA division four of
Most of boys who were released were between the ages of 13 to 17 years of age. Preparations are underway to return the children to their areas of origin
South Sudan’s army released 53 children from its barracks in Unity state
Unity State to identify such children in the army barracks of SPLA, and through the strong support we got from our army that made us to succeeded in bringing out those 53 children out of Army barracks today”, said Koang. The South Sudan DDR programme is working in partnership with UNICEF, Save the Children and the VSF Holland to help the children re-integrate into society, which can be difficult considering their lack of training and education. Most of boys who were released were between the ages of 13 to 17 years of age. Preparations are underway to return the children to their areas of origin and to their families. The DDR commission in Unity state reunited 26 former child soldiers with their parents from Koch, Mayiandit, Leer and Rubkotna who were disarmed last week. The children were part of the forces Peter Gatdet, the former leader of the SSLA, integrated in the SPLA when he signed a peace deal in August.
Hundreds get free reproductive health training
BY JUUK MADING DUT he Sudan medical care held a two day reproductive health workshop at Garden resort hotel-Bor. The workshop was aimed on reproductivity and sexual transmitted infections amongst women and men. It was attended by
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international development agency (CIDA). The Sudan medical care program coordinator Mr. john Kok during a brief interview with Active Nation at the closure revealed that the workshops are aimed at making women more aware of the sexually transmitted infections especially H.I.V, Syhilis,Gornorhea. Health personal Mrs. Rachael Aluel said that the workshop is not for women only but for both female and male infertility which is caused by sexual transmitted diseases like syphilis. She revealed that syphilis was a major cause of infertility especially when it affects ovaries. Aluel said that this had made her understand that infertility was not for women only but also men since an STD like syphilis affects both men and women. In our culture “if I am fertile and my husband is infertile he will pretend to be the safe party and blame the wife for infertility”. So now we have
learn it that in case of any problem both of you may consult Doctor and get tested to find out who is infertile either man or woman. She added. Mr John Kok revealed that the workshop had gave them a platform to shade more light on the STDs that are likely to cause pelvic implication diseases noting that those are the ones that will attack the ovaries if not treated well. These further affect ovary tubes, the uterus and may cause the blocking of the tubes which results into infertility. “We talk about sexual transmitted infections and their preventions and being aware of the spread and prevention of HIV/AID which our people are not aware of it as a new thing”. Said John. John assured women not to keep the massage but to go and spread it to those who have not attended for they will be unaware and the Sudan medical is looking forward to conduct other training as it is in plan.
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Editorial African govts must respect their people’s right to housing
ACTIVE OCTOBER ACTIVENEWS NATION14th 21th NOVEMBER -- 20th 27th OCTOBER NOVEMBER 2011
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Commentary Now is the time for women to be heard, as they lobby for 25% Affirmative Action by, Lobuga Joseph L
African governments were urged to stop forced evictions at the just-concluded NGO forum of the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights that was held in Banjul, Gambia. Forced evictions are unacceptable — most of those who are evicted are left homeless. This inhumane act is not only a violation of the rights of adequate housing, but also leads to violations of other economic, social and cultural rights as people may no longer be able to access clean water, food, sanitation, work, health and education. They have catastrophic consequences on people’s lives, and drive people deeper into poverty. Many governments across Africa continue to act in violation of regional and international human rights standards, including the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights. Governments must end such evictions and adopt legislation setting out safeguards that must be complied with, based on international and regional human rights standards. We must call on governments to take immediate measures to confer a minimum degree of security of tenure to all people currently lacking such protection, in genuine consultation with the affected people and communities. Amnesty International would like to urge governments to ensure that any alternative housing provided to people meets international and regional standards on adequacy of housing, ensures that all victims of forced evictions have access to effective remedies and reparations, which include restitution, rehabilitation, compensation, satisfaction and guarantees of nonrepetition. African governments should ensure active participation of residents of informal settlements in initiatives such as slum upgrading, planning and budgeting processes and also ensure that they have equal access to water, sanitation, health care, housing, education and fair and effective policing.
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outh Sudan women have proposed to present their petition to the office of the president Kiir against the implementation of the 25% affirmative action to be enshrined in the Transitional constitution. This is an affirmative action considering that women have been left behind in several aspects of human life like education, politics, justice and others. The chairperson for South Sudan women General
service resigned from the post therefore leaving them with 16% of women representation at all levels. This shortfall has left women with absolute fear that the next appointment for this position will be offered to a man hence the lobbying for their case to be heard. In the letter addressed to the president she has quoted president’s inaugural speech which reads, “I have promised that during my term in office, I shall work to ensure raising
qualified South Sudanese women who can be able to deliver quality service the people. Currently women are very cogent of president’s tirelessness and strong commitment including women in his administration but they would like to kindly ask the president to consider commitment of attaining the 25% and beyond. “This is our time; let us walk together as people of south Sudan. This is time to
Association Sarah Awel James confers that the general percentage of women in all Government institutions fall short of the 25% required by the constitution of the country expect for position of deputy ministers. The copies of the petition were distributed be distributed last week to the office of the president, vice president, speaker of the two houses, minister of Gender, justice chairperson of commissions and Governors of the state. The numbers of women appointed to the ministerial positions are five however one position is vacant because the former minister for public
women representation in the constitutional posts in my government to 30%” She calls upon the cabinet to ensure that this ration is progressively attained in positions of departmental undersecretaries and directors before the end of my term in office. When the Executive Director for Voice asked about the issue of women qualification for the position they are demanding, Lona James Elia for Change stated that there are many qualified south Sudanese women capable to deliver services to the people. Lona James Elia for change notes that they are many
celebrate all the achievements and contribution that women have made in building our nation; we have taken this time seriously as for reflection and recognizing our humanity as women”. Sarah cites the misrepresentation in the ministry of Defense and Judiciary yet they are women who are capable in these ministries. She adds that time to demand for their rights has come and warned that if Government does not implement what they are demanding, further legal action by use of local and international help will be seeked in order to win the fight.
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Niger grant s‘ Gaddafi s son Saadi asylum
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iger has decided to grant Muammar Gaddafi’s son Saadi asylum for humanitarian reasons, President Mahamadou Issoufou said Friday, adding that his brother Seif al-Islam is not in the country. “We have agreed on granting asylum to Saadi Gaddafi for humanitarian reasons,” Issoufou told a news conference at the end of a two-day visit to South Africa. “Seif al-Islam is not in Niger. I would have to consider what to do if he comes,” he said. “We will deal with issues in terms of law and democracy and international agreements.” Saadi Gaddafi, 38, fled Libya across its southern frontier to Niger in August during the fall of Tripoli that ended his
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Saadi Gaddafi. Libya’s new authorities would like to put him on trial alleging he committed crimes when he headed Libya’s football federation authoritarian father’s 42year regime. Libya’s new leadership wants Saadi Gaddafi to stand trial for crimes allegedly committed while heading the country’s football
federation. Niger’s Prime Minister Brigi Rafini said in September that there was “no question” of extraditing Saadi, at least until he could be assured of a fair trial in Libya.
Seif al-Islam is wanted by the International Criminal Court in relation to crimes against humanity allegedly committed during the crackdown against Libyan protesters.
bomb targeting a police vehicle in a governor’s motorcade and two other blasts rocked the volatile Nigerian city of Maiduguri, but no casualties were reported, police and residents said Tuesday. The blast involving the motorcade of Borno state Governor Kashim Shettima occurred Monday when suspected members of the Islamist group Boko Haram threw a bomb at the police vehicle on the road from the Maiduguri airport. The governor was returning from the capital Abuja and was being welcomed by
attention of JTF (military Joint Task Force),” he said. “When the JTF heard the blast, they went to the scene and the Boko Haram members started firing indiscriminately and the JTF members fired back. At the end of the day, the assailants fled.” Residents also told reporters a third explosion also occurred at Zajeri, a suburb of the city. “I was in my shop when I heard a loud blast around 7:50 pm. I hurriedly locked myself inside the shop. After about an hour I came out but did not see anybody,” Musa Jalo, a
Libyan factions in deadly clashes near Zawiya fighters from the city. Fighters from Zawiya reportedly accused their Warshefana counterparts of having links to the old government.
Fighters from Zawiya clashed with those from the Warshefana tribal areas
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everal days of fighting between rival factions near the Libyan coastal city of Zawiya have left at least seven people dead, reports say. Libya rival communities have been fighting for an area previously controlled by Gaddafi loyalists. The interim government said the fighting had been resolved. However analysts say the violence raises questions about stability in postGaddafi Libya. The country is still awash with weapons and armed groups following the rebellion that led to the collapse of Col Muammar Gaddafi’s rule. Interim Libyan leader
Mustafa Abdul-Jalil said the ruling ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) had brought together elders from the feuding areas - Zawiya and the nearby tribal lands of Warshefana and that the dispute has been resolved over the weekend. “I want to assure the Libyan people that everything is under control,” he said on Sunday. However, witnesses said some fighting was still taking place as he spoke. Reports said trouble flared up on Thursday when fighters from Warshefana set up a checkpoint on a highway near Zawiya, challenging
A fighter from the capital Tripoli, quoted by AP news agency, said the two sides had been battling for control of a military camp of the ousted government on the main road between Tripoli and Zawiya. Witnesses reported hearing heavy gunfire and the explosions of rocket-propelled grenades. At least seven people were killed although one report quoting medics in the Warshefana region put the toll at 13 - four from Zawiya and nine from Warshefana. Mr Abdul-Jalil said the trouble had been started by “young men behaving irresponsibly” and that the NTC had established a committee to address the grievances of both sides. NTC leaders have said they cannot quickly disarm the various armed factions across the
country. Mr Abdul-Jalil said there was high unemployment among the armed men and that the new government had to offer alternatives such as jobs, education and training.
Israel-Kenya sign deal to help fight Borno state Governor Kashim Shettima Somalia’s alsupporters along the tailor in the area, told the Shabab airport road following media. Maiduguri, the Israel has offered to help Kenya secure its borders as it tackles Somalia’s Islamist group, al-Shabab, the Kenyan prime minister’s office has said. It said Kenya got the backing of Israel to “rid its territory of fundamentalist elements” during Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s visit to the country. Last month, Kenya sent troops to neighbouring Somalia to defeat alShabab, which is linked to al-Qaeda.
his victory in a legal challenge to his election win in April. “There was a blast targeted at one of our vehicles, but it did not hit its target,” Borno state police commissioner Simeon Midenda told the media. “It was a mild explosion. Nobody was killed or injured.” Midenda said a second explosion targeted a military checkpoint around the Abbaganaram area of the city Monday evening. “The assailants detonated a bomb by the roadside around 7:30 pm in order to attract the
capital of Borno state, has been hit by scores of attacks blamed on Boko Haram, which also claimed responsibility for the August suicide bombing of UN headquarters in Abuja which killed at least 24 people. The sect claimed to be behind coordinated attacks in Maiduguri and Damaturu in nearby Yobe state on November 4 that left some 150 people dead. Boko Haram has claimed to be fighting for the establishment of an Islamic state in northern Nigeria.
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SOMALI REBELS CHANGE TACTICS S
omalia’s Islamist rebels have resorted to setting explosives and moving in small groups in a change of strategy against Kenyan forces battling them since last month, Nairobi officials said Saturday. Nearly one month after Kenya deployed forces into the Shebab-controlled southern Somalia, Nairobi has also been rallying regional and international backing for the operation and moved to bolster security at home. “Initially when this operation began, Al Shebab was concentrating in large groups, but in the last two to three weeks we have seen them changing from large groups to small groups of between two and five,” military information and operations officer Colonel Cyrus Oguna told reporters in Nairobi. “We have also seen them moving away from using major weapons. They are getting into using small weapons like IEDs (improvised explosive devices) and landmines,” he added. Last month, one person was killed and several wounded in two grenade blasts that rocked Nairobi, and which the police blamed on the Shebab. At least six people have also died in grenade attacks and ambushes in regions near the porous Kenya-Somalia border in recent weeks. The attacks have also been blamed on the Al-Qaeda-inspired Somali rebels. Kenya launched the offensive on October 14 following
Somalia’s Islamist rebels have resorted to setting explosives and moving in small groups in a change of strategy against Kenyan forces a series of kidnappings of foreigners and incursions into its terroritory by Shebab elements, but the insurgents denied being behind the spate of abductions. The operation broke Kenya’s long-standing non-military approach to the two decades of civil war in Somalia. The abduction and killing of holidaymakers on Kenya’s coastal areas threatened its key tourism industry. Kenya police spokesman Erick Kiraithe said security has been tightened and that since the cross-border operation started, some 30 people he said were local Shebab sympathisers
have renounced the group to cooperate with police. “The home front is the most sensitive ... and therefore internally the surveillance we have put in place has been able to neutralise a lot of their activities,” Kirathe told reporters. “We are dealing with an exceedingly primitive criminal, one who knows no bounds.” Kenya is the latest country to deploy forces to Somalia to dismantle Islamist fighters. Ethiopia sent troops in 2006 and defeated an Islamist movement, but whose hardline fighters later regrouped to form the Shebab.
A senior Kenyan foreign affairs official said Nairobi had secured the support of regional states and was seeking UN backing to boost the numbers of African Union (AMISOM) troops backing the weak Somali government in Mogadishu. “We have been able to secure regional support. We have the support of all IGAD member states,” said Lindsay Kiptiness, referring to the six-member East Africa bloc, the InterGovernmental Authority on Development. “We are working on strategies to ensure that we have the support of the Arab League as
well as other Muslim nations that have been working with the TFG (Somali government) before like Turkey and Iran,” he added. “We are also seeking support from the United Nations Security Council on the possibility of enhancing the operation of AMISOM to cover the entire Somalia, not only Mogadishu.” Kiptiness also called on Eritrea, which Nairobi blames for supporting the Shebab, to denounce the insurgents. Asmara has denied it is backing the rebels. “Although the state of Eritrea has denied giving support to Al Shebab ... It may not be sufficient for the state of Eritrea just to deny these allegations, it is important that they go a step further and even denounce the activities of Al Shebab,” he said.
“The attacks have also been blamed on the Al-Qaedainspired Somali rebels.”
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Do“ s & Don“ ts of office romance!
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hink you have found ‘the one’ for you in the office? Want to escape all the rumours and behind-your-back talking by colleagues? Then here’s what to and what not to do in case you have found your match in your very own office. Over the years, numerous polls have shown that at least 30 percent of workers have found love or lust at the office and most haven’t kept their feelings a secret just to be able to dabble with a bit of love at the workplace, the Sydney Morning Herald reported. Researches conducted time and again have confirmed that most employees don’t mind if their colleagues date, so long as the team’s performance and work environment aren’t disrupted, and in reality, there is no evidence that office romance impacts negatively on productivity, until the lovebirds break up. The problem arises when the attraction between two colleagues is too strong to resist and they just have to be together. For such people, Helaine Olen, the coauthor of ‘Office Mate: The Employee Manual for Finding and Managing Romance on the Job’, has a list of do’s and don’ts in office romance. To start with, asking out “the one” for a date, in the office, tops the list of
don’ts, which is followed by the warning that “just because it’s an office romance doesn’t mean you conduct it in the office”. Never, never, never use company property to send messages to your loved one as “the IT guys might read this stuff”, is the third strictly don’t. The list of to do’s in case of office romance starts with making sure that you and your partner have more than just the workplace in common, followed by staying connected with other colleagues at work, rather than simply cutting off from the rest of the world just because you are involved in an office romance. Last but not the least, spend time after hours at places where you won’t bump into co-workers, as it negates the risk of fuelling fire of workplace gossip.
The Employee Manual for Finding and Managing Romance on the Job, has a list of do’s and don’ts in office, romance doesnt mean you conduct it in the office.
Men can“t resist women with size five feet judgement based on the state of them. The poll of 2,000 adults found four out of ten women go to extreme lengths to cover their unkempt feet in the summer by hiding them in boots or shoes. “While men and women are becom-
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study has indicated that the formula for a perfect women’s foot is a size five, wearing three inch heels and red toe nail varnish. The study also discovered that men find size five feet, such as those belonging to Loren, Victoria Beckham, Kim Kardashian and Sophia Loren, most alluring. Research by foot plaster company Compeed revealed that nearly half of men will look at a woman’s feet on a first date and a third will make a character
ing more judgemental of others based on the state of their feet, we are a nation that still fails to care for our own,” the Telegraph quoted Compeed spokesman Niamh Finan, as saying. “The common perception that caring and grooming of feet is an indulgence of the rich is also a fallacy, with over half of the UK’’s top earning women spending nothing on caring for their feet,”
Gender myths in bedroom and beyond busted! F or decades, there have been preconceived notions regarding men and women’s attitude toward sex. It has been taken for granted that men are more oriented towards sex while women are more commitment driven or men look for attractive mates and women go after social status. However a new study, while defying all these notions has revealed that not all psychologists comply with these gender-essentialist statements. Psychologist Terri Conley and colleagues of University of Michigan have asserted men think about sex every seven seconds is not true. And while it’s true that men think about sex more often than women do, they also think about other bodily needs, such as food and sleep, more than women do, Live Science reported. For the study, psychologists asked research participants to record their thoughts throughout the day. They found that men pondered sex 18 times a day to a woman’s 10 times a day, but men also thought about food and sleep proportionately more than women. That suggests sex doesn’t hold as vaunted a position for men as you might expect. Studies also suggest that men do experience more orgasms than women, but
Conley and her colleagues add a large caveat: The differences are largest in one-night stands and hookup relationships. Things look rosier for women in long-term relationships. In a study researchers asked more than 12,925 people about their sexual experiences. They found that women reached orgasm only about a third as much as men during first-time hookups, and only half as often as men during repeated hookups. But in committed relationships, women has orgasms 79 percent as often as men.
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he Miss South Sudan Organization is a non-profit organization that was found to promote education and seek global advancement for the Southern Sudanese women. Formed and found by Bol Sultan Tem in February 2006, it was an idea to introduce Southern Sudanese women to the world and the opportunity to impact the lives of many. It is a thoughful process to teach and instill among all southern Sudanese, the value of unity among Southern Sudanese. Miss South Sudan Organization identifies Southern Sudanese women in the US who exemplify beauty, personality, supremacy, talent, and intelligence. It aims to create new role models who through the beauty pageant will serve as ambassadors that will define a new South Sudan, enrich the beauty of the Southern Sudanese women and enhance a new strength, energy and spirit for the advancement of Southern Sudanese women.
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BUSINESS
Nile Commercial Bank opens its doors with new financial services By Muhumuza Brian
Nile commercial bank branch in Bentu
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ile Commercial Bank reopened and is set to begin refunding money that was lost when the bank collapsed in 2008
due to bankruptcy. It took the intervention of the South Sudan Central Bank and the 6000 customers can
now have access to their money Daniel Mabor Machol,NCB Manager while speaking on Good News Radio confirmed this and noted that the bank was already in the process of looking out for its former clients. Mabior further urged eole to use the banks services that savings and deposit fixed accounts The manager of the Nile Commercial Bank (NCB), Daniel Mabor Machol, told Good News Radio on Friday, that the bank had been open for a week and was in the process of searching out its former clients. “Our first target is to empower the people of South Sudan, give them
money, give them all services and NCB [will] deliver better services,” said Mabol. Mabor urged the banks customers that their money would be safe this time following views from the people who are scared that the bank might collapse like it did before He noted that the bank had changed its systems to prevent it collapsing in the future, therefore encouraging South Sudanese to open accounts. “Anyhow, we are sure of ourselves,” Mabor explained, “because it is not first time [a] bank could collapse. Even in America some
Dubai emerges as global aviation hub becoming a global centre for logistics, trade and travel. On the passenger front, the airport aims to be able to handle a whopping 160 million passengers per year. That is not to say Dubai will receive that many people into the city. Instead, the
banks collapse and again they retain their power to work. So we are restarting now, changing our system such that [...] we will not collapse again.” Nile Commercial Bank resumed services in Rumbek, will include providing services such as money transfer services, The transfer services will mainly benefit South Sudanese traders, students and families in Uganda who will pay their money in South Sudanese Pounds into NCB therefore allowing South Sudanese in Uganda to pick the money in US dollar currency.’ The Nile Commercial
Bank (NCB) was officially opened in 2002 and therefore making it the first home-grown South Sudanese financial institution. In 2003,NCB’s head office was established in Yambio, in Western Equatoria state and later on was moved to Rumbek, which was the headquarters of the SPLM for much of the civil war. After the Comprehensive Peace Agreement was signed in 2005, the bank was moved to Juba, which became the capital of the region.. Shortly after independence, the South Sudanese Pound (SSP) was launched and is now the official currency.
“Emirates, Dubai’s main carrier, is expected to move its entire operation to the new airport around 2020, avoiding a fragmented operation over two facilities,” says John Strickland, aviation analyst with JLS Consulting. “This is in stark contrast to the constraints for growth at airports like London Heathrow.” Dubai’s ability to expand both terminal and runway capacity quickly without any major constraints makes it easier for UAE’s airlines to offer direct, frequent routes to destinations across
the world, acknowledges Colin Matthews, chief executive of airport operator BAA, which owns Heathrow, one of Europe’s main hubs. “The region’s major airlines, Emirates, Etihad and Qatar, will certainly have a big impact on global aviation,” he says. In addition to the dramatic growth in passenger traffic, Dubai’s embryonic cargo terminal is also growing at an impressive rate. “Logistics will always remain one of Dubai’s key sectors and its key strength,” says Ayesha Sabawala at the Economist Intelligence Unit.
Dubai Duty Free said sales had reached $1bn
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igger and better have long been buzzwords in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and nowhere more so than at the international airport where the Dubai Airshow is held this week. Vast, glass-fronted terminal buildings are fronted by palm trees and manicured lawns, their facades punctuated by massive cranes that bring testimony to the continued expansion of capacity here. The existing
international airport, with its huge, airconditioned terminal buildings, has proved that it is capable of processing a monthly throughput of between four and five million people. In July, a record 4.7 million people travelled through the airport, marking a 9.7% rise over July 2010. Then, in September, Dubai Duty Free proudly declared that its sales had topped $1bn (£625m) since 1
January and could reach almost $1.5bn by the end of the year. Those may be big figures, but the traffic at the existing international airport is set to be dwarfed by the new Al Maktoum International Airport, constructed half an hour’s drive outside the city. The new airport is an integral part of a 140 square kilometre transport hub, and thus essential to Dubai’s grand ambition of
vast majority will be passing through, having been flown here in enormous aircraft such as the Airbus A380 or the Boeing 777, only to switch to similarly-sized aircraft for long-haul flights or to smaller planes for trips within the region. If it all goes according to plan then Dubai is set to become home to the largest airport in the world.
The region’s airlines are some of the best customers for manufacturers
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New Italian prime minister to build new government free of politicians I
taly’s premier-designate Mario Monti began talks on Monday to create a new government of non-political experts tasked with overhauling an ailing economy and keeping market fears over the country from threatening the existence of the euro. Investors initially cheered Monti’s appointment, following quickly on Silvio Berlusconi’s weekend resignation, though concern lingered about the sheer amount of work his new government will have to do to restore faith in the country’s battered economy and finances. President Giorgio Napolitano tapped Monti on Sunday to create a government capable of implementing economic reforms aimed at reviving stagnant growth to bring down public debt, stuck near 120 percent of GDP. Monti pledged to act “with a sense of urgency” to identify ministers in the new government but said he would also take the time necessary to secure a strong team. He was meeting various political parties throughout the day ahead of a confidence vote in Parliament later this week, possibly by Friday. Some parties were looking to extract concessions in exchange for support to Monti’s government. That risks slowing the process of forming a government, after days in which Italy’s political machinery — under pressure from markets — had moved with rare efficiency. Both houses passed fresh austerity and reform measures within two days, paving the way for Berlusconi’s resignation. Improving market confidence in Italy is crucial to the future of the eurozone as the country would be too expensive to rescue. A default on its euro1.9 trillion ($2.6 trillion) in debt would cause massive chaos in financial markets and shake the global economy. Napolitano encouraged all sides to join forces to rescue Italy from its financial woes. It is time to “unleash a collective effort which, unfortunately, has been lacking lately,” he said in a speech, appealing for “maximum cohesion” so the country can rebound. The pressure for Italy to reform its
economy is huge as it has become clear that the European Central Bank is not shielding it from the bond market turmoil. The central bank almost halved its purchases of government bonds last week to euro4.5 billion ($6.2 billion), effectively allowing investors to run Italy’s bond yields higher. The purchases are aimed at keeping a lid on borrowing rates for Italy and other eurozone countries so they won’t get frozen out of financial markets, as has happened to Greece. But the ECB is reluctant to protect governments from the market pressure, saying it is up to governments to convince investors of their economies’ worth. That pressure no doubt helped accelerate the power shift in Rome,
Four arrested in anti-terror operation in Birmingham
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as it did in Greece, where a new government of technocrats also took over last week. The hope is that administrations of experts not affiliated to parties will be more willing to make the tough but necessary decisions that politicians have so far balked at. But the fact that it will take time to shape up the battered economies of Italy and Greece kept investors on edge. On Monday, the yield on Italy’s benchmark 10-year bonds fell as low as 6.28 percent in early trading but soon rose again to 6.70 percent — still uncomfortably high and not far from the 7 percent threshold that has pushed other eurozone countries to seek bailouts.
our men have been arrested in a major counter terrorism operation, police in Birmingham have said. It followed pre-planned raids on their addressed, in the Sparkhill area of the city. The suspects - three aged 19 and one aged 24 - are suspected of fundraising in the UK and travelling to train for
The longer these borrowing rates stay high, the more difficult it will be for Italy to reduce its huge debt pile. That was apparent in a bond auction on Monday, when Italy raised euro3 billion ($4.1 billion) in the sale of fiveyear bonds at an interest rate of 6.29 percent, the highest level since 1997 and up from 5.32 percent at a similar auction a month ago. Italy will need those borrowing rates to come down in coming months to avoid a big increase in its interest costs — some euro200 billion ($273 billion) in public debt comes due through the end of April. Analysts say Berlusconi’s exit and Monti’s new government will only be the start of a long process of change in Italy. “It will take years of unprecedentedly tight fiscal policy to get the public finances on a stable footing,” said Ben May, economist at Capital Economics. Monti, a 68-year-old economics professor proved his mettle as European competition commissioner in the 1990s, has the support of investors and the EU, but several Italian parties were still attaching strings to their endorsement. Berlusconi’s party — the largest in Parliament — demanded that his government last only as long enough as it takes to heal Italy’s finances and revive the economy. Berlusconi himself has pledged to continue playing a key role in Italian politics. Antonio Di Pietro promised that his small Italy of Values party, which has been in the opposition to Berlusconi, “won’t block the birth of a Monti government.” But he made clear a commitment to make electoral reform a priority of the next government would weigh heavily when deciding whether to back Monti in the confidence vote. He is also pushing for early elections once the electoral system is changed. Some lawmakers, meanwhile, have been lobbying for representatives of all major parties to be part of the government, rather than having a Cabinet of technocrats. Monti appeared to have the respect of many Italians, eager to see an end to the financial crisis that threatens their own well-being. “In my opinion he will be better than what we had before, obviously. He seems to me to be a person who is serious, normal and with experience,” said Bernardo Albrigo, in the Campo Dei Fiori open-air market in central Rome.
terrorist purposes in Pakistan. Eight others have already been charged in connection with the investigation, known as Operation Pitsford. Seven of those are currently on remand after appearing in court. Detectives have an initial 48 hours to question the four men arrested. Officers must then either
charge them, release them, or apply for a warrant to question them further. West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit said the arrests were not in response to any immediate threat to public safety. Officers were unarmed during the operation, a police spokesman added.
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Protesters hope to shut down New York Wall Street
Protesters hope to shut down Wall Street on Thursday home to the New York Stock Exchange by holding a street carnival to mark the two-month anniversary of their campaign against economic inequality.
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rotest organizers acknowledged that the “day of action” could be the group’s most provocative yet, and could lead to mass arrests and further strain relations with city authorities. “I think we’re certainly going into this with our eyes wide open, but (the march is) to provoke ideas and discussion, not to provoke any violent reactions,” said Occupy Wall Street spokesman Ed Needham. “I think it is very difficult to do a day of action and not expect some sort of reaction from the (authorities),” he said.
The protesters plan to march to Wall Street from their camp headquarters in a park two blocks away and then spread out across the city’s subway system to tell the stories of disenfranchised Americans. They will reconvene later on Thursday for a march across the Brooklyn Bridge. Last month, more than 700 people were arrested during a similar march across the bridge, after some protesters sat on the pedestrian walkway and refused to move, while others strayed into car lanes. “We will shut down Wall Street,” a post on the
movement’s Facebook page said. “We will ring the People’s Bell, and initiate a street carnival in which we rebuild and celebrate the neighborhoods that the Wall Street economy has destroyed.” The group promises a “a block party the 1 percent will never forget.” A spokesman for the stock exchange declined to comment. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, asked by reporters on Monday about the protesters’ plans, said: “The New York Stock exchange will
open on time. People will be able to get to work, you can rest assured.” Protesters set up camp in Zuccotti park in New York City’s financial district on September 17 to protest a financial system they believe mostly benefits corporations and the wealthy. The Occupy Wall Street movement has sparked similar protests against economic inequality across the country, and in some cases have led to violent clashes with police. Police on Monday moved into an anti-Wall Street protester encampment in Oakland, California, clearing out occupants and taking down tents. And police confronted an estimated 1,000 anti-corporate protesters in Portland, Oregon, on Sunday. In recent weeks, New York protesters have conducted peaceful marches along city sidewalks for a variety of causes ranging from veterans rights and alleged police brutality to big bank greed and labor union issues. At times the police presence has outnumbered the protesters and city officials have shown their patience is wearing thin with the encamped protest. But Thursday’s march could attract up to 10,000 people, protest spokesman Needham said.
No evidence for aliens, says White House T
he US government has formally denied that it has any knowledge of contact with extraterrestrial life. The announcement came as a response to submissions to the We The People website, which promises to address any petition that gains 5,000 signatories. Two petitions called for disclosure of government information on ETs and an acknowledgement of any contact. The White House responded that there was “no evidence that any life exists outside our planet”. More than 17,000 citizens joined the two petitions, and
the White House has since amended the requirements for response to a minimum of 25,000 signatories. “The US government has no evidence that any life exists outside our planet, or that an extraterrestrial presence has contacted or engaged any member of the human race,” wrote space policy expert Phil Larson of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. “In addition, there is no credible information to suggest that any evidence is being hidden from the public’s eye.” The post went on to outline the efforts that are underway that may add evidence to the
debate, namely the space missions Kepler and the Mars Science Laboratory. Kepler is searching for Earthlike planets around far-flung stars, and the Mars Science Laboratory will sample the Red Planet’s geology looking for the building blocks of life - though it will not explicitly look for life itself. Perhaps the most famous effort in the hunt for alien life is the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (Seti), once funded in part by US space agency Nasa, which continues to listen to and look around the cosmos for signs of intelligent civilisations elsewhere.
Mr Larson summarised the numbers game that a hunt for ETs necessarily entails. “Many scientists and mathematicians have looked... at the question of whether life likely exists beyond Earth, and have come to the conclusion that the odds are pretty high that somewhere among the trillions and trillions of stars in the Universe there is a planet other than ours that is home to life,” he wrote. “Many have also noted, however, that the odds of us making contact with any of them - especially any intelligent ones - are extremely small, given the distances involved.”
INTERNATIONAL
Yemen hostages: Freed French aid workers return home
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hree French aid workers kidnapped in Yemen in May have arrived back in France after being released. They had been seized by suspected al-Qaeda militants in the town of Seyun, 600km (375 miles) east of Sanaa. The two women and a man, who worked for French charity Triangle Generation Humanitaire, arrived at a military airport outside Paris on Monday. It was not immediately clear if a ransom was paid. A French official said it was not government policy to do so. However, according to the Associated Press, a senior Yemeni tribal mediator said the Omani government and a Yemeni businessman paid a sum to have the trio freed. He said the three aid workers had been carried by helicopter from the southern Yemeni city of Shabwa to Oman late on Sunday.
“More than 200 foreigners have been kidnapped in Yemen over the past 15 years” Earlier on Monday, French President Nicolas Sarkozy thanked the Sultan of Oman for his “crucial help” in securing their release. A director of the aid group, Patrick Verbruggen, told the AP that the three were “in good physical shape,” ahead of the arrival in France. “We are sharing a moment of happiness,” he added. The three had appeared in an online video in September, saying the demands of their abductors had not been met. More than 200 foreigners have been kidnapped in Yemen over the past 15 years; most have been released unharmed.
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Southern Sudan Beverages Ltd (SSBL) located at Jebel, Plot 1 Kololomro Site, off Yei Road – Juba is seeking to appoint self motivated and professional individual to ensure the effective and efficient provision of Supply Chain management & services to the operational units within SSBL in accordance with SABMiller. Applications are invited to fill the Posts of: Title: Supply Chain Manager Duty Station: Juba Type of Contract: Permanent employment after probation period Date of issue: 14 November 2011 Closing Date: 28 November 2011 Start date: ASAP PURPOSE STATEMENT: Group Supply Chain managed to ensure effective demand, production and interdepot planning occur and effective management of group procurement to optimise Supply Chain and value added cost benefit. PURPOSE STATEMENT: Group Supply Chain managed to ensure effective demand, production and interdepot planning occur and effective management of group procurement to optimise Supply Chain and value added cost benefit. Outputs Expected Results • Develop and maintain effective relationships internally and externally with all supply chain stakeholders. • Design and implementation of stock forecasting models that give a reliable assessment of likely customer demand and which can drive production scheduling and ordering. • Manage the supply chain with the objectives of improving quality, cost and delivery performance. • Continually monitor, evaluate and improve supplier performance including the regular use of audit and benchmarking techniques to objectively measure suppliers against a range of targets and objectives. • Apply professional procurement techniques across the supply chain for all goods and services. • Resolve disputes and claims with vendors / suppliers.
Supply and Logistics management
Stock Control
Purchasing Maintain a safe and health working environment
Work in teams
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To manage production scheduling/ordering with our factories to ensure that stock levels match customer requirements within the constraints of working capital affordability and cash budgets. Manage volume based supply agreements to ensure we exploit financial incentives to deliver predefined volume targets. Negotiation of prices, contracts and company consumables and services. Negotiation of prices for supply chain services. To secure the best possible trading terms with our suppliers and to maintain a database of supplier agreements. Comply with safety, health and environmental procedures and legislation. Maintain safety and housekeeping standards. Communicate effectively in teams. Contribute to self and team development.
Academic qualifications:
• Degree in Finance / Accounting • Under Graduate Degree in Logistics • Candidates with experience in the operations of factory/brewery are preferred. Key Accountabilities: • Develop a long term demand plan, increasing availability while reducing distribution costs, • Review the current systems and practices, and make strategic recommendations for improved processes going forward including production introductions, order and supplier management, inventory management and distribution servicing, supporting financial management goals, • Develop and manage Key Performance Indicators and circulate to key teams, • Manage inventory budgets and strive for increased cost efficiency, • Champion all changes in operating processes in order to optimize capability, • Review and ensure best practice in inventory management and champion inventory best practice • Leaders, and manage stock at leader level e.g. ‘leaders as stores’
Skills and Behaviours:
• The ideal candidate will have significant experience in Supply Chain management and will demand the highest standards in efficiency, service and value for money. • He/she will possess courage and strong leadership to lead significant organisational step-change in developing an integrated function for SSBL, • Key to delivering a first class supply chain function will be the individual’s ability to interface with internal departments and external service providers at all levels in order to foster collaborative practices which will allow our business to thrive.
Language / Experience Requirements:
• Fluency in written and spoken English • Knowledge of a Southern Sudanese language is desirable • Five (5) years experience in Supply Chain management/Logistics
Interested and qualified Sudanese candidates meeting the above criteria should send their applications with updated CVs if possible by email hrmanager@ss.sabmiller.com quoting t he vacancy number not later than 28 November 2011; or hand deliver your application to the address below before the same date:
The Human Resources Manager Southern Sudan Beverages Ltd (SSBL) Plot 1 Kololomro Site, off Yei Road Juba
Important: Applications received after the deadline will not be considered. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
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here’s not much good news when it comes to this devastating virus. But that is perhaps why the story of the man scientists call the “Berlin patient” is so remarkable and has generated so much excitement among the HIV advocacy community. Timothy Ray Brown suffered from both leukemia and HIV when he received a bone marrow stem cell transplant in Berlin, Germany in 2007. The transplant came from a man who was immune to HIV, which scientists say about 1 percent of Caucasians are. (According to San Francisco’s CBS affiliate, the trait may be passed down from ancestors who became immune to the plague centuries ago. This Wired story says it was more likely passed down from people who became immune to a smallpox-like disease.) What happened next has stunned the dozens of scientists
happy,” he says of the incredible cur The development of anti-retroviral drugs in the 1990s was the first sign of hope in the epidemic,
Since HIV was discovered 30 years ago this week, 30 million people have died from the disease, and it continues to spread at the rate of 7,000 people per day globally, the UN says.
who are closely monitoring Brown: His HIV went away. “He has no replicating virus and he isn’t taking any medication. And he will now probably never have any
problems with HIV,” his doctor Gero Huetter told Reuters. Brown now lives in the Bay Area, and suffers from some mild neurological difficulties after the operation. “It makes me very
“His HIV went away. “He has no replicating virus and he isn’t taking any medication. And he will now probably never have any problems with HIV,” transforming the disease from a sudden killer to a more manageable illness that could be lived
with for decades. But still, the miraculous cocktail of drugs is expensive, costing $13 billion a year in developing countries alone, according to Reuters. That figure is expected to triple in 20 years--raising the worry that more sick people will not be able to afford treatment. Although Brown’s story is remarkable, scientists were quick to point out that bone marrow transplants can be fatal, and there’s no way Brown’s treatment could be applied to the 33.3 million people around the world living with HIV. The discovery does encourage “cure research,” according to Dr. Jay Levy, who codiscovered HIV thirty years ago, something that many people did not even think was possible years ago.
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Anti-gay pastor arrested for public masturbation asks gay community for forgiveness F
or years, New Orleans area residents have known self-proclaimed “Christian patriot” Grant Storms as a religious crusader who has tirelessly tried to rid the city’s French Quarter of homosexual influence--specifically its “Southern Decadence” festival. The celebration, often called the “gay Mardi Gras,” draws homosexuals from around the country each Labor Day weekend. But the 53 year-old Storms has joined the ever-growing fraternity of evangelical moralists whose hypocrisy is exposed through an embarrassing sex scandal. And
today he offered an olive branch to the gay community. Storms -- who would frequently arm his followers with bullhorns, protest signs and Bibles to take to the streets of the French Quarter--was arrested recently for masturbating in public at a children’s playground. Storms held a tearful press conference in which he confessed that he was “ashamed” to have stuck his hand in his pants at the local playground. However, he stopped short of using any variation of the word “masturbate” in describing what he did, but admitted that he was randy from having viewed pornography just prior to driving his Ford Windstar van
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to the park. He also emphatically denied being attracted to children: “I am not a pedophile. I am not a child molester.” Rather, Storms explained that he’s battling sex addiction and is now estranged from his wife and four children because of it. In addition to apologizing to his friends and family for his behavior, Storms requested the forgiveness of the gay men and women he’s spent years tormenting. “I was very proudful, arrogant,” he said. “I have been vicious at times in my condemnation of others.”
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olice in Iowa have arrested on charges of prostitution an 83-year-old man running for city council. Ben Clifford Dawson allegedly volunteered to perform sex acts on a woman in exchange for repayment of a loan. When she turned him down, he then is accused of grabbing her and kissing her neck anyway. He now faces two aggravated misdemeanor charges: prostitution and intent to commit sexual abuse
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jax’s teenage sensation Christian Eriksen has emerged as a transfer target for Manchester United, putting the Red Devils in direct competition with neighbours City. The Denmark international has been in superb form this season and scouts from most of Europe’s biggest clubs have flocked to Amsterdam to see him in action. Christian Eriksen is wanted by Manchester United Manchester City and Barcelona have both been strongly linked with the 19-year-old, but it now seems United are leading the race for his signature.
Red Devils boss Sir Alex Ferguson is apparently ready to bid more than £20million to land Eriksen, who he believes could fill the gap left by the retirement of Paul Scholes. A source told the Daily Star Sunday: ‘United are hot on
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him. Trust me, they want him and £20million is the price being bandied around. ‘Yet ironically both Chelsea and Spurs turned him down several years ago because they thought he was too small. He has since turned into a world-
class player.’ Eriksen will be familiar to British football fans following his outstanding performance for Denmark in a friendly against England last seas on and goal against Scotland in August.
Neymar signs for Santos to cancel Madrid and Barcelona Bid
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eymar has signed a contract extension with Santos - ending months of speculation he was set for a January move to either Real Madrid or Barcelona. Contradicting reports that the 19-year-old was set to opt for a move to Spain in 2012, it was revealed that Neymar has negotiated a lucrative new deal with the Copa Libertadores holders. “I’m very happy. It’s another decision that I took in my
life, along with my dad and brother,” Neymar said. “I want to think the love that the fans have showed me. I’m very happy to stay here until 2014.” The contract duration, which currently runs until 2015, is not affected, but the Brazil international will receive a substantial pay rise as well as an increase in the buyout clause. The Brazilian is expected to earn around 1.2 million euros per month in wages and his
buyout clause, believed to be around 45 million euros, is set to increase. Santos announced the move on Tuesday and presented Neymar with a shirt that had ‘2014’ on the back. When asked if the shirt meant he was staying until 2014, Neymar responded: “This shirt shows this. I always told you that I wouldn’t leave. Every player will receive offers. There’s a person that filters everything for me, which is my dad. I just play football.”
Barcelona and Real Madrid had been linked with the youngster heavily in the summer, but Neymar says there were not any concrete offers. “My dad didn’t let me know about anything. I just focused in playing football,” Neymar said. “I always said that I wanted to stay here and I’m very happy to be representing Santos and Brazil. The happiness is in everyone, in my family”.
The 19-year-old Brazilian striker has sent a clear message to Real Madrid and Barcelona as he pens new terms to remain with his current club
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ormer Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas has claimed that Robin van Persie must leave the Gunners now or stay at the Emirates for the rest of his career. Arsene Wenger and chairman Peter Hill-Wood are facing a tough battle to keep the Dutchman, with contract talks over a new deal seemingly stalled and the player refusing to talk again until the end of the season. Looking ahead: Van Persie (Picture: Getty Images) Fabregas said: ‘It is his decision. At his age, if he wants to move, it will be his last chance and it he wants to stay he will stay and retire at Arsenal. ‘We will see what he decides but he’s been very loyal to Arsenal for a few years. He is a key player, the fans love him. For me, he is the role model of Arsenal, the star player and they cannot af-
ford to lose him.’ The Barcelona midfielder completed his protracted move to the Catalan club over the summer and was followed out of the Arsenal exit door by Samir Nasri, who refused to sign a new deal and had just a year remaining on his contract. There is a danger that the club could be facing a similar
scenario this summer as they could be forced to sell Van Persie to avoid him leaving for free at a later date. Manchester City and Russian big-spenders Anzhi Makhachkala are rumoured to be interested in the Dutch international and are reported to be lining up a £30 million bid.
Liverpool signs USA under-17 captain Marc Pelosi
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iverpool has signed USA under-17 captain Marc Pelosi from DeAnza Force Soccer Club in California. The midfielder captained his country in the U17 World Cup in Mexico, helping his team into the second round of the tournament. Pelosi has played 28
times for the U17s against other national sides, scoring eight goals. Academy director Frank McParland told the club’s official website, “We’re determined to identify the best possible talent globally and I’m delighted we’ve been able to bring Marc in to the club.”
The Reds have completed the signing of the young midfielder who captained his country at this summer’s U17 World Cup, with academy director thrilled to have secured talent.
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