South Sudan Says It’s Ready to Negotiate Deal on Oil at Talks “any time”

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South Sudan Says It’s Ready to Negotiate Deal on Oil at Talks
Bloomberg
South Sudan is ready to negotiate an agreement on an oil dispute with Sudan that prompted the newly independent nation to shut down its crude production, Cabinet Affairs Minister Deng Alor said. The African Union sent officials to Juba, the southern …

Oil will bring downfall of Sudan government: Turabi
CNBC.com
Oil once accounted for 90 percent of exports, but Sudan’s economy took a beating when South Sudan gained independence in July and took away most of the known crude reserves. Citizens have since had to cope with inflation at nearly 30 percent and a …

Bombs and hunger haunt Sudan’s Nuba mountains
Independent Online
The scorched and ruined homes of Buram, a now deserted settlement amid the Nuba mountains ofSudan’s South Kordofan state, bear testimony to vicious clashes in January between Sudanesegovernment armed forces and the rebel Sudan People’s Liberation …

South Sudan austerity budget in doubt; economic collapse feared
Los Angeles Times
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Just a month after South Sudan announced an austerity budget designed to fend off economic collapse, the struggling country had already failed to meet its targets, a source close to the South Sudanese government …

Sudan president vows revenge against South Sudan
Quad City Times
Sudan’s president vowed revenge for any attacks by South Sudan against the north’s territory, saying Thursday his forces will “chop off any hand” trying to take Sudanese land. Omar al-Bashir also claimed his soldiers killed more than 1300 South …

Banks Set to Dominate EA C
AllAfrica.com
By Winfred Kagwe, 9 May 2012 Kenyan banks could soon dominate the market within the East Africa region and the new South Sudan market. The banks have a strong presence in the region with KCB, Equity and Diamond Trust Bank on the lead.

Sudan President Vows Revenge Against South Sudan
ABC News
Sudan’s president has vowed revenge for any attacks by South Sudan against the north’s territory. Omar al-Bashir says his forces will “chop off any hand” trying to take Sudanese land. He pledged “an eye for an eye” policy against South Sudan in a fiery …

South Sudan ready to resume talks with Sudan “any time”
Reuters
JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudan said on Thursday it was ready to reopen negotiations immediately with its northern neighbor Sudan to try to resolve oil, security and frontier disputes that ignited border fighting last month. Minister of Cabinet Affairs …

The Energy Wars Heat Up
Huffington Post (blog)
A brewing war between Sudan and South Sudan: On April 10th, forces from the newly independent state of South Sudan occupied the oil center of Heglig, a town granted to Sudan as part of a peace settlement that allowed the southerners to secede in 2011.

Top of the Morning: Scores Killed in Syria Blasts; South Sudan on the Brink of …
UN Dispatch
(CBS http://cbsn.ws/ILo1Qb) A leaked memo from the World Bank paints a very bleak picture of South Sudan’s financial stability since it shut-off its oil exports over its feud with Sudan. “The leaked memo recounts a briefing to the United States, …

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