Council of ministers passes resolution to withdraw troops from Heglig JUBA, 22 April 2012 - The National Council of ministers of the Republic of South Sudan in its regular meeting on Friday under the chairmanship of the President of the Republic H.E Gen. Salva Kiir Mayardit adopted and passed the Resolution of the Republic of South Sudan National Security Council to pull out troops from Panthou (Helglig).
The resolution was made after the council was briefed by the President of the Republic that the resolution came as a response to appeals by world leaders and to create an environment for the resumption of dialogue with Sudan. President Kiir briefed the council that the withdrawal started on Friday in a dignified and orderly manner and will end within three days. Reported by Thomas Kenneth President Kiir searches for peace, orders troop withdrawal from Heglig JUBA 22 April 2012 - The President of the Republic HE Saliva Kiir Mayardit on Friday ordered the withdrawal of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) from Heglig, in an effort to create an environment for resumption of dialogue with Sudan. Dr. Barnaba Marial Benjamin, the minister of Information and Broadcasting who is also the government spokesman told a packed press conference at the ministry headquarters that the decision to withdraw from Panthou (Heglig) was in conformity to with the United Nations Security Council Presidential statement and in response to appeals by world leaders including President Barack Obama of United States of America and the Secretary General of the Security Council Ban Ki-Moon to do so to create an environment conducive to the resumption of dialogue with Sudan. “The Republic of South Sudan announces that SPLA troops have been ordered to withdraw from Panthou (Heglig). An orderly withdrawal will commence immediately and shall be completed within three days”, reads a press release in part. Dr. Marial said the decision to withdraw from Pnathou is without prejudice to the government position that Panthou (Heglig) remains an integral part of the Republic of South Sudan. Dr. Marail reiterated the government’s commitment to the order to withdraw its forces from Heglig. He said the rumours that South Sudan has recalled its ambassador to the Republic of South Sudan and vice versa are not true. He said ambassadors of the two states are still in their countries of duty. Dr. Alastair McPhail the British Ambassador to Juba described the withdrawal as significant saying it would pave way for peaceful negotiations between the two countries on the outstanding issues. The briefing was attended by all ambassadors to the Republic of South Sudan and the representative of the United Nations Security Council to South Sudan Ms Hilde F. Johnson. Reported by Matata Safi SSCSE 2011 exam results out JUBA, 20 April 2012 – The results of the South Sudan Certificate of Secondary Education (SSCSE) Examinations, 2011 have been released. Releasing the results today, the Ministry of General Education and Instruction said that there is general improvement in the performance with 67% scoring at least a C- compared to 2010 when only 34% attained a similar score. Geography is the best performed subject with 71.3% attaining C-. The worst performed subject is Maths in which only 9.25% obtained C-. The most improved subject is English in which 60.5% of the candidates scored C- compared to 36.9% in 2010. The results of two schools were withheld pending investigations into alleged examination malpractices. Out of the 968 candidates who registered for the exams, 588 passed with a mean score of C-. Unfortunately, 88 of the registered candidates did not take the exams. -- 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.
