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November 14, 2011 (JUBA) – Governors of the ten states of South Sudan arrived in Juba on Sunday, for a forum that will discuss progress and challenges faced in each state. President of South Sudan, Sala Kiir (Getty/AFP)This will be the first Governors Forum since the independence of South Sudan on 9 July this year, following a successful referendum, conducted as part of a 2005 peace with north Sudan. The Forum will be addressed by the President of the Republic of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit, where he is expected to lay out his policy statement for the new nation. Each of the ten state governors is expected to make presentations about affairs of their states; what they have achieved and the challenges they have been facing. The current insecurity incidents with North Sudan along the North-South borders are expected to feature in the reports. South Sudan accused the north of conducting cross border attacks using southern rebels groups. South Sudan’s military say that at least 18 were killed when rebels attacked an army base in Upper Nile state. The UN has accused the north of bombing South Sudan’s Unity state on Thursday. The discussions shall go on for the next four days beginning from today, Monday 14 November 2011. (ST) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob?hl=en.
