RSS First Lady in Abuja *ABUJA, NIGERIA 29 November 2013* - The Republic of South Sudan First Lady Her Excellency Mary Ayen Mayardit arrived in Abuja on Tuesday for a two-day official visit to Federal Republic of Nigeria to part in the Seventh Summit of the African First Ladies Peace Mission. Upon arrival in Abuja, Her Excellency Ayendit was received by her Counter-part the First Lady of Federal Republic of Nigeria, who is also the President of African First Ladies Peace mission Her Excellency Patience Good luck Jonathan.
*South Sudan's First lady being recieved by her Nigerian counterpart * [Photo: Thomas Keneth] The two First Ladies exchanged views on ways of strengthening bilateral relations between Juba and Abuja and explored ways of how they can effectively contribute in promoting peace and stability in Africa. South Sudan first lady visited the General Secretariat of the African first ladies Peace Mission in Abuja to acquaint herself with its activities and to show her strong support to the secretariat as a member one of the African first ladies Peace Mission. *HE Ayendit in a meeting with HE Patiance Good Luck* [Photo: Thomas Keneth] In guided toured by Her Excellency Patience Jonathan, Her Excellency Ayendit inspected different departments of the Secretariat. The African first ladies peace mission was ratified by the Organization of African Union meeting in Addis Ababa in 1996. As a result, it was mandated by the African first ladies peace mission conference held in Congo Brazzaville in 2008 to build Nigeria its secretariat in Nigeria, said the Special Assistant to the President of The African first ladies peace mission Madam Martha Onwuzurumba. *The two first ladies being flanked by their accompanying delegation* [Photo: Thomas] The mission was fully established in 2012.Madam Onwuzurumba said all the African First Ladies are members of the peace mission including South Sudan, but so far she said only 33 First Ladies out of 54 have been active. She called on all first ladies to be part of the mission. *Reported by Thomas Keneth* 5th Edition of Public Service Mirror magazine out *JUBA, 28 November 2013* - The national Ministry of Labour, Public Service and Human Resource Development has published the 5th edition (April-October 2013 issue) of its quarterly magazine, the Public Service Mirror. The theme of the current issue is the securing of funding by the Government of South Sudan for the RSS/IGAD Capacity Enhancement Initiative from the Royal Norwegian Government. Also in this must-read issue are the key developments in the labour, public service and human resource development sectors in the 7-months period. Here is a soft copy of the magazine. Please click <http://www.goss-online.org/magnoliaPublic/en/news/mainColumnParagraphs/011112/content_files/file/Public%20Service%20Mirror%20magazine,%205th%20Edition.pdf>here to download the magazine Bentiu oil refinery Construction to commence before next year *JUBA, 27 November 2013(NASS) *– The construction of the Bentiu oil refinery is set to commence before next year, the Russian ambassador to South Sudan Sergey Shishkin has said. Ambassador Shishin said his Government is committed to “practical cooperation” with the Government of South Sudan aimed at uplifting standards of leaving in the country. Work at what is “expected” to be the country’s first home refinery has been delayed mainly due to bad roads caused by the recent floods, which impeded delivery of the required equipment. Ambassador Shishin who made the remarks while meeting with the Foreign Affairs Minister Hon. Dr. Barnaba Marial Benjamin today, said the Russian Government in collaboration with the Government will also build the road connecting Bentiu and Juba. He further said plans are underway to bring in Russian technologies for boosting agriculture besides setting up international and modern business centers in Juba. In another news development, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) office in juba has announced the expected visit of its president to Juba is “to see for himself the performance of the Organization”. The head of ICRC in South Sudan, Melker Mabek said the ICRC president’s visit is “to see for himself the performance of the Organization and she said he is expected to hold number of meetings with the Senior Government officials. Mabek said the president would also some visit areas where humanitarian assistance is much needed. The International committee of the Red Cross is planning to conduct training courses for the SPLA on humanitarian laws, Mabek noted. *Reported by Martin Jada Martin, News Agency of South Sudan (NASS)* Latest Republican Decree *JUBA, 27 November 2013* - President of the Republic H.E Salva Kiir Mayardit on November 26 issued a Republic Decree *No.87/2013* for the Relieve of the Minister of Environment of the Republic of South Sudan.<http://www.goss-online.org/magnoliaPublic/en/news/mainColumnParagraphs/011110/content_files/file/Latest%20decree.pdf> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14opMua_RVc9Fw8ST3R0P5Y3k%2B_Ttehe0%2B%3DrodX1tB4_G%3Dw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
