Sudan announces readiness to open border with South Sudan

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Sudan announces readiness to open border with South Sudan
Press TV
Sudan announces readiness to open border with South Sudan. Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir (clad in white) shakes hands with his South Sudanese counterpart Salva Kiir following a meeting in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, July 2012. Wed Jan 2 …

South Sudan’s oil production hasn’t trickled down to basic services
The Guardian
South Sudan may have received slightly more than $10bn (£6bn) in oil revenue from 2005 to January 2012, when oil production shut down, according to government officials and the World Bank. But development experts have urged the government to begin …

Bashir agrees to summit with South Sudan
Al-Arabiya
The meeting, which the SUNA news agency said is slated for the Ethiopian capital, will be the first since Bashir and South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir signed deals in late September. These agreements, which they hailed as having the potential to end …

President Salva Kiir Expresses Readiness to Withdraw Forces From the Border …
AllAfrica.com
President Salva Kiir said his government would temporarily withdraw its forces from the immediate border areas to allow for a demilitarized border zone to become operational. South Sudan’sInformation Minister, Barnaba Marial Benjamin, said the …

Sudan, South Sudan leaders to hold summit on Friday
Reuters Africa
KHARTOUM | Tue Jan 1, 2013 3:43pm EST. KHARTOUM (Reuters) – The presidents of Sudan andSouth Sudan will meet on Friday in Ethiopia to discuss how to improve border security and resume cross-border oil flows, both governments said on Tuesday.

Wrestling for Peace in South Sudan
National Geographic
When the Republic of South Sudan broke away from its northern namesake in 2011 to become the world’s newest country after a lengthy and brutal civil war, southerners gained control of a vast territory rich in oil, forests, wildlife – and tribal discord …

South Sudan: Bashir, Kiir to Meet in Ethiopia This Week
AllAfrica.com
Khartoum — Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has agreed to meet with Salva Kiir, president ofSouth Sudan, next Friday, 4 January in Addis Ababa, according to an announcement made by Khartoum. The meeting follows an invitation extended to both …

Presidents of Sudan, South Sudan to Meet Friday
ABC News
Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says the presidents of Sudan and South Sudan, two countries which were at the brink of all-out war last year, are to meet Friday in Ethiopia’s capital. Spokesman Dina Mufti said Thursday that Ethiopia is …

22 killed in clashes between Sudan’s tribe, South Sudan ‘s SPLA: report
Global Times
A total of 22 people were killed and 25 others injured in armed clashes in Sudan’s East Darfur State between Sudanese Al-Rizaigat tribe and Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) of South Sudan, Khartoum’s Al-Sudani daily reported Thursday. “A force …

Wal Duany: Hoosier father, South Sudanese statesman
The Herald-Times (subscription)
On the other side of the globe, after a lot of bloodshed, the Autonomous Government of Southern Sudan was formed in 2005. Wal Duany was a member of its parliament until 2009. South Sudan became an independent state July 9, 2011, and Julia is …

Sudan, South Sudan Leaders to Meet in Addis Ababa
CRIENGLISH.com
“We are ready to establish good neighborly and cooperative relations besides implementing all the agreements signed in Addis Ababa and before to transform the borders between us and the Republic of South Sudan into regions that allow exchange and …

Bashir agrees to Friday summit with South Sudan
The National
The meeting, which the Sudan News Agency said was to be held in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, would be the first since Mr Al Bashir and South Sudan’s president, Salva Kiir, signed the deals in late September. The deals were hailed as a way to end …

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