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A KFOR Keleti Többnemzeti Harccsoport Előretolt Harcálláspontjának (Multinational Battle Group East Forward Command Post-MNBG-E FCP) alárendelt magyar és amerikai százada közös kiképzést hajtott végre január 30-án Camp Bondsteelben.

February 7, 2017 (PAGAK) - South Sudan's former military attaché in Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda, Gai Chatiem has joined the armed opposition led by South Sudan's ex-first vice president Riek Machar.

South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar addresses a news conference in Uganda's capital Kampala January 26, 2016 (Reuters photo)

Chatiem, in an interview with Sudan Tribune on Tuesday, said he decided to join the armed opposition faction to fight for a "just war".

He claimed the Juba regime was using a “divide and rule” policy, described it as the worst ideology for governing South Sudan.

“I have been serving in the government for the longer time and I thought their tribal policy could have improved after several objections from the people, but only learned that the direction pursued by the government is hell to the South Sudanese,” he said.

The former military attaché called for a mass defection from members within the government to join the rebellion in the country.

The armed opposition spokesperson, Col. William Gatjiath Deng, confirmed the former military attaché's to the armed opposition.

“This morning Monday, February 06, 2017, Brigadier General Gai Chatiem, who served as South Sudan defense attaché in Uganda, Burundi, and Rwanda, joined the Sudan Peoples' Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO). Gen. Chatiem reported to the SPLM/A-IO Headquarters Pagak and was warmly received by the top SPLA-IO military leadership and command,” Deng said in a statement.

Chatiem is reportedly at the SPLA-IO headquarters in Pagak, where he allegedly vowed to resist the “autocratic” and “authoritarian” leadership and policies being perpetuated by the Jieng Council of Elders (JCE).

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A pályázat célja ápolni azt a hagyományt, amelyben a közutas szakma képekben is láthatóvá válik, továbbá a közutas fotóarchívum bővítése, a készülő szakmai kiadványok megfelelő minőségű és mennyiségű képanyaggal való ellátása. A pályázat során olyan fényképeket várnak a szervezők, amelyek a közutas élethez, a közutas mindennapokhoz kapcsolódnak.

En Italie, un jeune Français arrêté l'été dernier à la frontière avec une famille de Nigérians à bord de son véhicule est poursuivi pour « aide à l'immigration clandestine ». Il a transporté une femme enceinte, son mari, deux enfants et un oncle. Il risque 5 à 10 ans de prison. Une affaire qui n'est pas sans rappeler celle de Cédric Herrou, l'agriculteur des Alpes-Maritimes poursuivi pour avoir aidé des migrants à franchir la frontière.

A kiíró pályázatot hirdet környezetvédelmi területen diplomázott egyetemi hallgatók részére szakmai gyakorlat megszerzésére Németországban.

La Cour des comptes épingle sévèrement la douane pour ses dépenses conséquentes lors du renouvellement de ses moyens aériens et navals.

Olyan megvalósítható bútor vagy bútorcsalád tervezése, amelyet strandon lehet használni. Megkötés nincs arra nézve, hogy milyen strandbútor legyen: pihenőbútor, napozóágy, szék, asztal, árnyékoló. Szívesen fogadjuk egész bútorcsalád ötletét is. Szeretnénk, ha pályázatunk keretén belül olyan strandbútor születne, amely esztétikus, innovatív és kielégíti a strandolók igényeit.

Valószínűsíthető természeti katasztrófák, éghajlati események megelőzésére, mérséklésére irányuló beruházások megvalósítása

A vidéki térségek kisméretű infrastruktúrájának és alapvető szolgáltatásainak fejlesztése.

A 74 jours du premier tour de la présidentielle, les projecteurs sont encore braqués sur le candidat de la droite, François Fillon, visé par de nouvelles révélations dans l'affaire des emplois présumés...

Le gouvernement britannique présentait mardi 7 février son projet de loi pour le Brexit devant la Chambre des communes. Passage obligatoire puisque la Cour suprême de justice a récemment stipulé qu'il était nécessaire que le Parlement vote le déclenchement de l'article 50, qui lance la procédure de sortie de l'UE. Le gouvernement a pour l'instant réussi à contrer tous les amendements proposés par l'opposition.

Minute par minute, l’information politique racontée, décryptée, analysée par la rédaction du « Monde ».

February 7, 2017 (JUBA) – At least two people have died as a result of hunger in South Sudan's Eastern Equatoria state, officials have said.

The incident, which reportedly occurred in Kapeota region, reflects the food security challenges facing the world's youngest nation.

Kapoeta state governor, Louis Lobong, said thousands of people have fled due to food insecurity to Uganda, amidst fear some die before reaching their destinations.

"Two women died in the way to Uganda. They were fleeing hunger in the state," Lobong said on Tuesday.

He accused humanitarian organisations of neglecting the plight of the local communities who were starving.

“The pastoral communities have gone far, crossing over to either the neighboring states or the neighboring countries because they are vulnerable, hungry, and weak. We have never seen any humanitarian agency that is coming in for any help,” Lobong told Eye Radio.

He said no food deliveries or assessment by international and local organisations have been conducted by Tuesday, repeating his request for "urgent assistance."

In a related development, Tonj state's deputy governor, Manhiem Bol said souring market commodities have spoilt the purchasing power of poor people, blaming poor harvest in 2016 farming season for the food gap.

"There is an alarming hunger situation across the state because of crops failure during the last farming season,” said Bol, calling for immediate humanitarian assistance.

"I am appealing to humanitarian organizations to also look at the issues to do with humanitarian problems in South Sudan and in Tonj in particular," he added.

The conflict that broke out in mid-December 2013 has uprooted more than two million people from their homes, forcing one million South Sudanese across borders into neighbouring nations.

(ST)

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/ Croatie, Economie, Bilten

February 7, 2017 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan authorities released the head of external office of the opposition Sudanese Congress Party (SCoP), Abdel Moneim Omer, one month after his detention at Khartoum airport.

head SCoP office abroad Abdel Moneim Omer (ST Photo)

Abdel Moneim Omer, was briefly tasked with the party's leadership during two months in November December 2016 when the Sudanese authorities detained the SCoP chairman and his deputy following calls to protest new austerity measures.

The National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) didn't filed any charges against Omer or provide any explanation for his detention.

"The party has not to welcome his release. The NISS robbed the freedom of the head of SCoP office abroad who had been arbitrarily detained without charge or trial," SCoP Vice-Chairman, Khalid Omer Youssef told Sudan Tribune.

"Our freedom is insecure as long as the security apparatus has the right to detain people whenever they want and the release them whenever they wants," he further stressed.

Rights groups call to reform the current security law of 199 and to limit the broad powers of arrest, detention, search and seizure. Also, they call to include key safeguards in the law such as the right to be immediately informed of charges, the right to be brought promptly before a judge, and the right to be tried within a reasonable time.

Omer pointed to the need to amend the National Security Forces Act of 1999 and to "dismantle the totalitarian state structure and laws that allow the NISS to arrest activists and political opponents.

The opposition parties and armed groups demand the creation of a conducive environment before to participate in a constitutional conference inside the country. According to an African Union road map the matter should be discussed within the framework of a national dialogue preparatory meeting.

Sudanese authorities arrested 32 leading members of the SCOP following the announce of austerity measures in a bid to avoid attempts to mobilise the Sudanese street against the government.

Despite the restrictions' of freedom the SCoP, which is a member of the Sudan Call forces, remains very active and organizes information campaigns, they also hold spontaneous public meetings to raise political and economic issues.

(ST)

February 7, 2017 (KAMPALA) – At least 52,000 South Sudanese fled the country into neighbouring Uganda in January alone as continued fighting risks creating a situation of mass atrocities, the United Nations special adviser on genocide prevention said Tuesday.

Adama Dieng, UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, addresses a press conference in Juba on Friday 11, 2016 (UNMISS Photo)

Adama Dieng said those displaced, mainly from Kajo-Keji in the country's Central Equatoria state gave horrific accounts on killing of civilians, destruction of homes and several cases of sexual violence.

“President Salva Kiir has made a commitment to end the violence and bring about peace, yet we still see ongoing clashes, and the risk that mass atrocities will be committed remains ever-present,” he said.

The senior U.N official said he was particularly alarmed by the situation in Kajo-Keji where fleeing civilians warned of mass violence.

South Sudan descended into war in late December 2013, leaving tens of thousands dead and over three million people displaced.

The U.N official, however, said despite the serious security situation in the country, access of the its peacekeeping mission to and around Kajo-Keji has been restricted as peacekeepers were initially blocked from accessing the area.

“The freedom of movement of residents has also reportedly been limited. Some have reportedly been instructed to leave Kajo-Keji,” Dieng said in a statement on Tuesday.

“Others who fled their homes and moved towards the border area between South Sudan and Uganda were reportedly intercepted by government forces,” he added.

According to the U.N official, some of those seeking refuge reportedly used a number of informal border crossing points to enter Uganda, as armed groups prevented the use of major roads, forcing them to travel through the bush, without access to food and water.

Various areas in the Equatorias, the U.N said, have been similarly targeted, and some 20,000 people were displaced from Wau Shilluk in Upper Nile last week, following violence that left many without emergency health care, safe drinking water, food and shelter.

In November 2016, Dieng drew attention to the dire situation in Yei River State, following his visit to Yei River town, where credible information suggested that a scorched earth campaign was underway, targeting suspected opposition members and civilian communities believed by authorities to be their supporters.

He reported the expulsion of farmers from their land, looting of property, burning of villages and brutal violence against civilians.

During the African Union summit held in Ethiopia last month, the African Union, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, and the United Nations expressed their deep concerns, in a joint statement, over the continuing spread of fighting and risk of inter-communal violence escalating into mass atrocities in South Sudan.

(ST)

Le rapport annuel de la Cour des comptes pointe des dysfonctionnements et des errements dans plusieurs dossiers.

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Alors que Le Canard enchaîné fait de nouvelles révélations, François Fillon publie dans Ouest-France une "lettre aux Français" dans laquelle il réitère ses "excuses" et se dit l'objet d'une campagne médiatique "d'une violence inouïe".

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/ Politique intérieure, Bulgarie, Courrier des Balkans, GERB