By Beatrice Gachenge NAIROBI, July 8 (Reuters) – British American Tobacco Kenya expects a slowdown in volume growth in the second half of the year with a rise in excise duty and plans to enter South Sudan to lift growth, its head said on Friday.
(New York) – The United Nations should ensure that peacekeepers have a strong mandate to protect civilians and should increase the number of troops deployed to South Sudan after the country becomes independent on July 9,
SUDAN: Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has pledged his support to South Sudan, which gains its independence from the north on Saturday. "We will bless our brothers in the south over their country and we wish them success," he said, state TV quoted him
By Matt Richmond – Fri Jul 08 08:55:46 GMT 2011 South Sudan's opposition leader in parliament said government security forces arrested and beat him and seven other of his party members yesterday, two days before the region becomes independent.
A girl holds a South Sudan flag with stripes symbolising the people, their blood and the land. Photograph: Ho/Reuters • After considering various names including Azania, Nile Republic and Kush Republic, the government settled on the safest choice: the
