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Le Secrétaire général des Nations Unies, Ban Ki-moon, a salué dimanche le déroulement pacifique des élections présidentielles en République centrafricaine, le 14 février 2016, et a pris note de l'annonce des résultats provisoires.

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The main opposition leader in Uganda, Kizza Besigye, rejects the result of presidential polls which saw Yoweri Museveni win a fifth term in office.

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By Tesfa-Alem Tekle

February 20, 2016 (ADDIS ABABA) – A group of Eritrean armed men allegedly carried out mass kidnappings from a region in North Ethiopia bordering the tiny Red Sea nation.

Eritrea, which borders Sudan and Ethiopia, has been dubbed the North Korea of Africa (HRW)

Multiple sources told Sudan Tribune Saturday that a group of armed men allegedly dressed in Eritrean army uniforms crossed borders to Ethiopia and forcibly kidnapped over 80 young Ethiopian miners who were mining gold in Tigray regional state

The kidnapping were carried out earlier this month at Kafta-Humera district in Tsirga Girmai locality.

The abducted were among the estimated 400 traditional gold miners who had long been engaged in traditional gold mining activities near the Ethiopia - Eritrea shared border.

When contacted by phone, Hagos Tesfamichael, a gold miner himself, told Sudan Tribune that the gunmen whose numbers were yet to be verified surrounded a group of gold mining workers and threatened to open fire against them if they attempts to escape.

Tesfamichael said he had seen the helpless miners forced to cross the Eritrean territory via Mereb River at gunpoint.

Once they reached at Mereb River in to the Eritrean side, said Tesfamichael, some of the miners considered escaping, but were immediately shot dead.

As a result one was shot dead immediately while many others were wounded, he said.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, the first since 2012, when Eritrean soldiers similarly crossed borders to Ethiopia and kidnapped over 100 miners in the region.

The armed men are said to have been speaking Eritrean Tigrigna and are believed to be members of the Eritrean Army or a group allied with the regime in Asmara.

Ethiopia has routinely accused Eritrea of orchestrating a number of cross-border attacks and mass kidnapping using Ethiopian rebels it harbors, an accusation Asmara denies.

Ethiopian officials' weren't immediately available for comments over the alleged attacks carried out on its soil.

The Horn of Africa's nation has previously carried out attacks on targets inside Eritrea to what Addis Ababa says is a proportional measures to Eritrea's continued aggression including to cross-border kidnappings targeting foreign tourists.

In 1998, the two neighbors fought a two-year long war over their disputed border which has claimed the lives of at least 70,000. The row over their border remains unresolved and forces of both sides regularly engage in lower-scale skirmishes.

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By Tesfa-Alem Tekle

February19, 2016 (ADDIS ABABA) – Ethiopia and Kenya have reportedly offered to send helicopters to the war-ravaged Somalia to support the African Union Mission (AMISOM) forces who are currently fighting the al-Qaida allied Al-Shabaab militants.

Russian-manufactured MI-24 helicopter (Daily Telegraph)

Sources at the AU said the two nations offered to deploy undisclosed numbers of attack and transport helicopters to reinforce the fight against Al-Shabaab.

In 2012, the United Nations Security Council approved 12 military helicopters to AMISOM, but these aircrafts have not yet been delivered, hence hindering the AU forces' operation.

AMISOM, which for long been calling on UN for the deployment of the promised helicopters has accused the world body of giving little attention on the matter.

AMISOM says the regional force's military operation against al-Shabab has been hindered by shortage of helicopters and blames the UN for the lack of air support.

As well as lack of helicopters, poor command structure, lack of coordination and underfunding are also among factors affecting AMISOM operation and further exposing it to series of deadly raids on its bases.

Ethiopia's and Kenya's helicopter offer to AMISOM is in line with the UN Security Council resolution 2036 of 2012, according to the African Union.

According to AU, the AMISOM deployment model requires contingents to deploy with their own equipment which will then be compensated by the United Nations via a logistical support package to African Union Mission in Somalia.

The helicopters will mainly be used to dislodge Al Shabaab militants from areas around strategic towns,to carry out attacks at remote areas as well as for logistical support and medical evacuation.

In 2012, Uganda deployed four helicopters to AMISOM in Somalia –the first aircrafts for the AU mission however three of the Ugandan army Mi-24 helicopters were crashed on the night of August that year while en-route to Kismayo to combat the Islamist militants.

What caused the crash of the three helicopters remain mysterious but AMISOM has blamed bad weather in the Kenyan highlands where they went down.

Formed in 2007, AMISOM was deployed to Somalia to help protect the Transitional Federal Government in Mogadishu from a violent Islamist group al-Shabaab which had been in control to most pat of the country including the capital, Mogadishu, after emerging in 2005.

The continental body's troops pushed Al-Shabab out of the capital in 2011 and supported the weak Somali government to expand its control into larger parts of the country.

Currently Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Djibouti and Burundi contribute troops to the AU Mission in Somalia.

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February 20, 2016 (ZALINGEI) - Governor of Central Darfur state Ga'afar Abdel-Hakam Saturday has vowed that the Sudanese army would destroy the last bastions of the rebel Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM-AW) led by Abel-Wahid al-Nur in Jebel Marra within the next two days.

Central Darfur governor, Jaafar Abdel Hakam (Photo SUNA)

Since last January, Sudanese army and its allied militias carry out a large scale military operation in Jebel Marra areas on the positions of SLM-AW. The government accuses the rebel group of attacks on civilians and commercial convoys.

Earlier this month, the Sudanese army claimed clearing armed rebels from 17 areas in Jebel Marra and called on civilians in the area to return to their villages and resume a normal life.

Abdel-Hakam, who addressed a meeting of the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) in the capital of Central Darfur state, Zalingei Saturday, said that large numbers of rebels have fled Jebel Marra following their defeat while others died or joined the peace process, stressing the army will pursue and defeat the rebel remnants in Sroring area soon.

In a statement seen by Sudan Tribune Saturday, Abdel-Hakam called on the rebels to join the peace process and abandon the SLM leader, saying the latter would soon return to Sudan alone.

He added that the government welcomes any move by the rebels towards peace, stressing however that the army wouldn't hesitate to defeat the rebels and secure the country.

Abdel-Hakam pointed to the security stability in Central Darfur state during the past two years, saying the stable security situation enabled his government to accomplish major development and services projects.

He called for further cooperation among the various components of the community in order to encourage the government to provide more services.

The fighting in Jebel Marra has forced over 44,000 people to flee the area said OCHA office in Sudan last week. The UN body said 31,000 IDPs are now in North Darfur and 13,000 moved to Central Darfur.

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February 20, 2016 (JUBA) - The South Sudanese president Salva Kiir has issued a statement strongly distancing himself from this week's armed confrontation involving forces allied to his government in the two regions of Bahr el Ghazal and Upper Nile.

President Salva Kiir addresses the nation from the State House on September 15, 2015, in Juba (Photo AFP/Charles Atiki Lomodong)

President Kiir, according to a statement bearing his name, which was extended to Sudan Tribune by his spokesperson, Ateny Wek Ateny, condemned the attack in Wau and Malakal, saying what occurred was without the consent of his office .

“I condemn in the strongest terms possible the recent deadly clashes which occurred in Malakal and Wau between government and Sudan People's Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) forces”, said Kiir

The government and the armed opposition leadership, according to the presidential statement, have committed themselves to cessation of hostilities and no longer at war with each other to carry out offenses to inflict and cause atrocities on the lives of innocent civil population in the country.

“Both the government and SPLM-IO have committed to cessation of hostilities and are no longer in a state of war. All parties are coordinating efforts to restore full peace and stability to South Sudan”, the statement adds in part.

He commended police of the United Nations for alleged quick intervention to restore peace and tranquility in the camp under its responsibility in Malakal.

“I commend the UNMISS police for quickly intervening and restoring calm. UNMISS police is legal authority within its jurisdiction to maintain protection of civilians site and act within their mandate. As partners, the government is ready to cooperate with UNMISS through our local authorities to de-escalate tension and ensure that the perimeter of the compound remains secure”, said Kiir.

The local authorities in Wau, according to the presidential statement, have restored order and are working to identify and investigate true perpetuators.

“In Wau, our local authorities have restored order and are diligently working to investigate the true perpetuators of these attacks and reconcile the feuding communities. My government remains committed to the full implementation of the peace agreement and as such is preparing for the transitional government of national unity as soon as Dr.Riek returns to Juba”, said the South Sudanese leader.

The president called on the citizens to remain peaceful and tolerance during transitional period and called on peace partners, specifically the intergovernmental authority on development partners to support efforts to secure and maintain peace as it is the crucial elements of implementation of the deal which he and armed opposition leader, Riek Machar signed in August 2015.

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February 20, 2016 (KHARTOUM) - The chairman of the rebel Sudanese People's Liberation Movement/North (SPLM-N) Malik Agar has appealed to the international community to put pressure on the Sudanese government to achieve comprehensive peace in the country.

SPLM-N chairman Malik Agar (C) poses for a picture with Abdel Aziz Al Hilu (R) and Yasir Arman (L) (photo SPLM-N)

In a message on the occasion of the United Nations World Day of Social Justice (WDSJ), Agar urged the regional and international community and the concerned bodies to continue to focus on issues of injustice in Sudan.

He demanded the international community to have the courage to confront the injustice exercised by the Sudanese government against its people, asking it to meet its commitment towards the Sudanese communities affected by the injustice.

Agar said the Sudanese youth, women and opposition forces were subjected to various forms of injustice by the regime, urging them to build on those commonalities to reform or change the regime in order to achieve justice and democracy.

He said that change is “inevitable”, pointing the SPLM-N was pushed by the systematic injustice to engage in war with the regime, noting they recognize the dangers of the armed resistance and its negative impact on people's lives and the economy.

South Kordofan and neighbouring Blue Nile state have been the scene of violent conflict between the SPLM-N and Sudanese army since 2011.

Last December, negotiations between Khartoum and the SPLM-N stalled after the government delegation insisted that the objective of talks is to settle the conflict in the Two Areas, while the SPLM-N team has called for a holistic approach to resolve ongoing conflicts across Sudan.

Agar added the SPLM-N opted for the comprehensive peaceful settlement approach following 50 years of injustice in Sudan, saying the peaceful solution is crucial to build a society that is based upon social justice, human rights and democratic values.

The SPLM-N leader accused the President Omer al-Bashir of compromising the interests of the Sudanese people to avoid criminal prosecution while on the other hand pretends to fight against terrorism.

It is worth to mention that the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued two arrest warrants for Bashir in 2009 and 2010 charging him with war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity in Sudan's western region of Darfur.

Agar accused unnamed circles in the international community of appeasing Bashir and his regime for his cooperation in the fight against terrorism, describing those circles as “corrupt”.

It is worth to mention that the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued two arrest warrants for Bashir in 2009 and 2010 charging him with war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity in Sudan's western region of Darfur.

Agar further urged the international community to condemn the Sudanese regime, saying Sudan deserves peace, dignity, freedom, human rights, unity in diversity and the good governance.

Agar said that the conflict in Sudan would only be brought to an end by the true comprehensive national dialogue, saying that dialogue begins by ceasing hostilities and allowing access humanitarian access to the war-affected areas.

He said that dialogue can't be held while the government is shelling the same people involved in the dialogue, pointing to human rights abuses, media censorship and political detainees.

Agar added that the agenda of the ongoing internal dialogue was put by the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) to achieve specific objective, saying it would neither bring the war to an end nor achieve permanent peace.

The SPLM-N leader further pointed the internal dialogue wouldn't improve the deteriorating economy or offer and answer to the question of how Sudan should be governed and hence will never achieve social justice.

The internal dialogue conference was inaugurated in Khartoum on October 10 th, 2015 amid large boycott from the major political and armed opposition.

The political forces members of the opposition alliance National Consensus Forces (NCF) and other parties refuse to take part in the dialogue conference before the creation of a conducive environment and the implementation of specific confidence-building measures provided in a roadmap proposed by the African Union mediation team.

Some significant political parties, such as the National Umma Party, the Reform Now Movement and the Just Peace Forum, that approved the process in the beginning. But later they suspended their participation, criticizing the government refusal to postpone the general elections and the lack of political freedoms.

Also, the major armed movements in Darfur, South Kordofan and Blue Nile refrained from participating in the dialogue conference citing similar demands.

(ST)

February 19, 2016 (JUBA) — The governor of South Sudan's newly created state of Jonglei, Col. Philip Aguer has appointed his deputy, two ministers and an advisor.

Jonglei State Govornor Philip Aguer (AFP Photo)

Aguer appointed former law enforcement minister, Peter Wal Athiu as his deputy, former parliamentary minster, Susan Lith Aluong as education minister and Col. Ayom Mach as Jonglei's new finance minister.

The former commissioner of Bor county, Agot Alier Leek was appointed state legal advisor. All the officials appointed hail from Bor county in South Sudan's Jonglei state.

Jonglei was divided into Western Bieh, Eastern Bieh and Boma states in a decree , which South Sudan's President Salva Kiir publicly issued in October last year.

The governor did not, however, indicate when he would appoint other ministers, majoritu of whom are expected to hail from Twic and Duk counties. A speaker of the state assembly, currently held by Peter Deng Aguer who comes from Twic East county is to be appointed from Duk county as part of an agreed power sharing deal between counties.

Aguer's attempt to appoint a member of the armed opposition as his deput reportedly met stiff resistance from Bor leaders who dismissed the move as being unnecessary.

According to the peace agreement signed in August 2015 between government of President Kiir and former vice president, Riek Machar, Jonglei was one of the states where the opposition would appoint a deputy governor and 40% of the executives.

MIXED REACTIONS

The new appointments got mixed reactions public, with many questioning why old faces appeared in cabinet, yet it was an opportunity for new ones.

"We did not want to see former ministers coming back again this time [because] they never did anything good in the past", Daniel Deng Bol, a teacher, told Sudan Tribune.

"The ministry of education would not survive this time, we wanted a positive chance, but now that Suzan Lith is brought in, she will not do things that would favour us as teachers of this state", he continued.

Others, however, argued that the new governor should have appointed people who were not members of the state legislative assembly.

Some residents also blamed the governor for appointing Ayom to head the finance ministry, yet the post favoured close allies from Twic East county.

All the new appointees were from Bor county, while the remaining positions, including five other ministerial positions, are to be taken up by qualified and trusted individuals from Duk and Twic East counties.

(ST)

Oui à une primaire à gauche, quel que soit le choix du président de la République. Le premier secrétaire du Parti socialiste Jean-Christophe Cambadélis prône l'organisation d'une primaire à gauche en décembre...

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A l'occasion de la journée internationale de la langue maternelle, ce 21 février, zoom aujourd'hui sur une langue internationale : l’espéranto. Une « langue universelle » parlée depuis des décennies par des centaines de milliers de personnes dispersées à travers le monde. En revanche, on estime à seulement 1000 ou 2000 le nombre d'enfants élevés avec l'espéranto comme langue maternelle, baptisés les « denaskuloj », qui signifie « ceux qui sont de naissance ». Rencontre.

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