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Western Bahr el Ghazal State Governor Brigadier General Rizik Zackaria Hassan has urged the Sudanese government to co-operate in the peace talks currently underway in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. 25 June 2012 Western Bahr el Ghazal State Governor Brigadier General Rizik Zackaria Hassan. [Gurtong] WAU, 25 June 2012 [Gurtong] - Hassan told Gurtong the talks organised under the auspices of the African Union mediation should clearly define the implementation of the various resolutions passed. “Lasting peace will be attained once Sudan accepts the January 1956 border zone between the two countries. South Sudan needs this so as to be able to provide services to its citizens, especially those in disputed border areas”, he said. The Governor urged the international community to support the ongoing talks in a bid to normalise the frosty relations between the two states. “Establishment of a borde

Nine Ways to Kiss Stress Good-bye    The last few months have been exceptionally hectic for our family. Between homeschooling, ministry, building a house, short-term mission groups, writing, and life in general, I sometimes find myself feeling that all I do is run from early morning to late at night. It doesn’t really matter what your job is or what you are going through at the moment,   we all understand and experience stress on a daily basis, both good and bad. A couple weeks ago I wrote this post for my International Christian Fiction blog, and thought I'd shared it with you this week. As I grow older, I've noticed that it is essential to find both quiet and balance in all the chaos. Especially when my 'jobs' are never ending. For example, as a writer, between writing, brainstorming, editing, and marketing, and social networking my job is never finished. And that is just one segment of my life! Seth Godin has a great blog post

South Sudan said on Sunday it has struck a security deal with the government of neighbouring Uganda to strengthen security cooperation between the two nations, in an attempt to combat border crime and to promote bilateral economic cooperation. 25 June 2012 A SPLA soldier keeps an eye at the South Sudan-Uganda border. (AP) June 24, 2012 (JUBA)- The agreement was signed on behalf of the two governments by the Inspector Generals of both nation’s police forces last weekend, prior to the donation of two border monitoring vehicles to the Ugandan government, from the South Sudanese. A police convoy led by director for administration at South Sudan Police Service (SSPS), Joseph Lado Lako and accompanied by the director of rescue forces in the ministry of interior, Abraham Albino; and the newly appointed police spokesperson, James Monday; left the capital, Juba, on June 21 for the Ugandan border near Nimule to deliver the vehicles. In an interview with