This is a great read from Eric Reeves and Sharon Hutchinson as an alternative to the oil pipeline. At the very least it should start a good debate about the possible alternatives to a better economic future for RSS.
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| Petrodar Names New Acting Head After South Sudan Expulsion BusinessWeek 24 (Bloomberg) — Petrodar Operating Co., operator of an oil pipeline that runs from South Sudanthrough Sudan to the Red Sea, named Baidzawi Chemat as its acting president after the southern government expelled his predecessor, Liu Yingcai. |
| Questions Over Progress Against the LRA AllAfrica.com In 2011, the US deployed about 100 troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Central African Republic (CAR), South Sudan and Uganda to assist the region’s military forces in killing or capturing Kony and his senior command, following President … |
| “On Sudan and South Sudan, the situation is increasingly complex and dangerous … Coastweek South Sudan has recently experienced violence between ethnic groups in Jonglei state that have a history of fighting over cattle and resources. Ban said that the UN is monitoring the current tensions “with grave concern.” “The mission on the ground … |
| Jonglei State – Civilian Disarmament to Commence in One Week AllAfrica.com Juba — A comprehensive disarmament of the civilian population in the volatile Jonglei state will begin on 1 March, the South Sudan government have announced. Salva Mathok Gengdit, South Sudan’s deputy minister of interior told the press on Thursday … |
| Sudanese Rebels Sign Deal for Aid in Two Embattled States BusinessWeek Fighting in the states has intensified since South Sudan seceded on July 9 and took control of three-quarters of the former state’s oil output of 490000 barrels a day. President Umar al-Bashir’s government is battling members of the SPLM- North, … |
| South Sudan’s Kiir forms austerity committee as oil row continues Sudan Tribune February 23, 2012 (JUBA) – South Sudan’s president Salva Kiir Mayardit has appointed a fifteen member committee to decide on the austerity measures needed to keep the nascent government functioning after loosing 98% of its income through the loss of … |
| Jonglei state: civilian disarmament to commence in one week Sudan Tribune February 23, 2012 (JUBA) – A comprehensive disarmament of the civilian population in the volatile Jonglei state will begin on 1 March, the South Sudan government have announced. Victims of ethnic violence in Jonglei state in South Sudan wait in line at … |
| African Markets – Factors to watch on Feb 24 Reuters SOUTH SUDAN OIL PIPELINE South Sudan’s plans to build a pipeline to Kenya or Djibouti to end dependency on Sudan’s oil industry seems unrealistic in the short-term, showing the need to find a deal with Sudan over oil payments, a Norwegian minister said … |
| JX confirms South Sudan crude cargo to be discharged at Kiire terminal Platts An Aframax tanker laden with South Sudanese crude that has waited for almost 10 days off the coast of Miyazaki in southern Japan has now moved close to JX Nippon Oil & Energy’s Kiire oil terminal, according to ship tracking tool Platts CTrack Friday. |
| US cites progress in shadowy Africa military mission South Bend Tribune The US troops, mostly Special Forces, hope to speed the hunt for fugitive LRA leaderJoseph Kony, and operate with the militaries of Uganda, the Central African Republic (CAR), South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)across some of … |
| Danger to China of ‘desperation’ over two Sudans Financial Times Sir, With reference to your editorial “A Chinese puzzle” (February 21): the idea of a Chinese policy shift from “non-interference” to deeper engagement in South Sudan and the wide east African region is interesting but deserves a more careful scrutiny. |