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Bishop of Yei ready to meet with rebel fighters in the bush Catholic Radio Network - Vatican Radio 06/01/2017 13:45 The Bishop of Yei in South Sudan, Erkolano Lodu Tombe, has repeated his request to the government to allow him travel into the jungle to speak with rebel fighters and find out their grievances. According to Catholic Radio Easter of South Sudan, the Yei Catholic Bishop who is also the Chairperson of Yei Church Leaders’ Ecumenical Team, says the permission is needed to avoid unnecessary suspicion at various checkpoints he would have to encounter. Bishop Erkolano Lodu Tombe says the church is not a spy for any party and his interest in going to seek the rebel fighters is only to make sure that the fighting stops. Local political administrators have already approved the Bishop's request but the Yei State Information Minister, Stephen Lado Onesimo, said the state government is still waiting for a response and clearance from the national government of South Sudan. The Bishop disclosed his intention at a meeting held this week, in Yei River State. The meeting involved the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) officials and Church leaders who met to try and improve civil and military relations in Yei. http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2017/01/06/south_sudan_ bishop_of_yei_ready_to_meet_rebel_fighters_/1283976 END ______________________ John Ashworth [email protected] +254 725 926 297 (Kenya mobile) +211 919 695 362 (South Sudan mobile) +44 787 976 8030 (UK mobile) +88 216 4334 0735 (Thuraya satphone) Skype: jashworth1 PO Box 52002 - 00200, Nairobi, Kenya This is a personal e-mail address and the contents do not necessarily reflect the views of any organisation -- -- The content of this message does not necessarily reflect John Ashworth's views. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, John Ashworth is not the author of the content and the source is always cited. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sudan-john-ashworth" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to sudan-john-ashworth- [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.za/ group/sudan-john-ashworth --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sudans-john-ashworth" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/sudans-john-ashworth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/southsudankob View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/southsudankob/topic-id/message-id For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- 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]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14oobVeiQid_DJHynzia6bjG1vb5UDgijGLfpT2B-9LdY3Q%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
