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Iglr At least 7 wounded in Maban County clashes
News SPLM-IO says Kiir rejected peace proposal stanley kubek A high-level meeting of South Sudan SPLM factions in Nairobi failed to reach a breakthrough after President Salva Kiir rejected a peace proposal put forth earlier by the East African regional bloc IGAD, according to the rebel faction SPLM-IO. June 28, 2015 NAIROBI stanley ca A high-level meeting of South Sudan SPLM factions in Nairobi failed to reach a breakthrough after President Salva Kiir rejected a peace proposal put forth earlier by the East African regional bloc IGAD, according to the rebel faction SPLM-IO.The accusation from the rebel group comes after a meeting between the SPLM-IO leader Riek Machar and SPLM-in-Government SPLM-Juba leader Salva Kiir at State House Nairobi in HydroJug the presence of President Uhuru Kenyatta.Uhuru has pushed Kenya into a leading role as facilitator of inter-factional meetings in line with the Arusha Agreement on the Reunification of SPLM. His foreign minister and defense minister recently traveled to Juba after brokering the reunification of the exile group of SPLM Former Detainee Juoi S. Sudan immigration officials receive training from IOM, Japan gov t
Ganduje Kano Governor Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano state has said that his administration stanley cup is investing heavily in agriculture in order to increase the food security status of the stanley usa state and to increase the sectors contribution to internally generated revenue.The governor made the assertion during the celebration of the state Farmers Day and inauguration of 381 Agricultural extension workers and distribution of motorcycles to them, at Kadawa in Garun Mallam local government area. Oil money has dropped so the best option is for us to focus on agriculture so as to shore up our revenue, to enable us address the development deeds of our people , he stressed. We, as a leading wheat produ hydrojug ction state, have invested substantially in production of the commodity. For instance, the government provide N100 million interest-free loan to wheat farmers, drilled 1,000 tube wells, distributed 5, 000 hand pumps and procured two combined harvesters, clearing, sorting and grading machine, among others, to boost production , the governor maintained.Governor Ganduje also stated that moves are on for the improvement of milk and meat production in the state as two Artificial Animal Insemination centers have already been established and equipped in the state.He stated that the new agricultural extension workers were recruited to build the capacity of farmers even as the government is encouraging private sector investment across all the agricultural value chains.In a related develo |
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