UN chief hails meeting of presidents of Sudan, South Sudan

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UN chief hails meeting of presidents of Sudan, South Sudan
Xinhua
UNITED NATIONS, April 12 (Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday welcomed the meeting of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and his South Sudanese counterpart Salva Kiir Mayardit, and urged the two leaders “to maintain this positive …

Sudan: Mending Ties With South Sudan
New York Times
President Omar Hassan al-Bashir of Sudan visited South Sudan on Friday for the first time since the South broke away from Sudan in 2011, and President Salva Kiir of South Sudan said the two leaders agreed to resume trade across their border. The two …

Bashir arrives in South Sudan for first time since split
Al-Arabiya
Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir arrived to South Sudan on Friday for the first time since Africa’s once-largest country split in 2011, raising hope the two long-time adversaries will take steps to establish peaceful co-existence. They agreed …

South Sudan Archbishop pledges to meet rebel leader for peace talks
Sudan Tribune
April 12, 2013 (BOR) – South Sudan Archbishop, Daniel Deng Bull, has pledged to meet David Yauyau who is leading a rebellion in Jonglei state, to persuade the former pastor to peace negotiate with the government. Deng, who chairs the South Sudanese …

Report: Sudan is supporting rebels in South Sudan; govt says Sudan wants to …
Washington Post
JUBA, South Sudan — Sudan has supplied weapons and ammunition to rebels fighting neighboring South Sudan’s government, says a report from the Small Arms Survey, an independent Swiss research group. Sudan denies having links to rebels led by …

Sudan, South Sudan to Open Border, Resume Oil
ABC News
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir traveled to South Sudan on Friday for the first time since the south peacefully broke away from Sudan in 2011. South SudanSudan.JPEG. South Sudan President Salva Kiir said the two presidents agreed to the free …

Sudan’s Bashir visits South Sudan
Sky News Australia
Bashir said the aim of his visit was to ‘push for implementation‘ of a September accord that addresses a number of bilateral issues left unresolved when South Sudan broke away in 2011 – the oil issue chief among them. South Sudan early last year …

Report: Sudan is supporting rebels in South Sudan

USA TODAY
South Sudan accuses Sudan of supporting Yau Yau’s rebellion in order to block South Sudan’splans to build an oil pipeline through Ethiopia, said South Sudan’s government spokesman, Barnaba Marial Benjamin. Currently South Sudan can only export its …

First Independence Day of South Sudan marked in Ottawa
Vancouver Sun
… video to your playlist. Sign in. Statistics Report. Published on Apr 13, 2013. Ottawa’s South Sudanese community gather in Vincent Massey Park, Saturday, July 9, 2011, for a celebration to mark the first Independence Day of South Sudan.

Highway connecting Sudan and South Sudan through South Kordofan, opening …
Sudan Tribune
April 12, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – Authorities in South Kordofan’s locality of Talodi revealed that coordination and arrangements with South Sudan are taking place to open “Talodi – Alleri – Fariang” highway connecting Sudan and South Sudan. In September of …

5 Army personnel killed in South Sudan ambush by rebels
Hindu Business Line
Five Indian Army personnel, including a Lt Colonel were killed today and four injured during a UN peacekeeping mission when their 32-member convoy was attacked in Gurmuck in the volatile state of Jonglei, South Sudan. “The convoy, comprising 32 Indian …

Report: Sudan is supporting rebels in South Sudan
The Associated Press
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — A new report says that Sudan has supplied weapons to rebels fightingSouth Sudan’s government. Sudan denies it is supporting rebels led by David Yau Yau, who is based in the restive Jonglei state. But the Small Arms Survey …

Sudanese President Orders “Resumption” of Border Trade with South Sudan
Sudan Vision
(JUBA) – Speaking from the South Sudan capital, Juba on Friday, Sudanese president Omer Ahmed Al Bashir said he directed opening of the country’s border withSouth Sudan and agreed to with his counterpart, Salva Kiir to form a joint high level …

UN: 5 peacekeepers, 7 others killed in South Sudan attack
Turkish Press
The five U.N. peacekeepers were from India and were part of a convoy of 32 Indian peacekeepers that came under attack in an ambush in Jonglei, South Sudan, according to Syed Akbaruddin, spokesman for India’s Ministry of External Affairs. Four others in …

Sudan Re-Opens Boarder To South–Sudan
Citizen News
Bashir in a speech instructed the Sudan authorities and civil society to open up to their brothers in The Republic of Sudan. Sudan’s president invited the South President, Kiir, to Khartoum for further talks on the issues that are still looming. The …

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