Sudan’s Bashir threatens to cut South Sudan oil

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Sudan’s Bashir threatens to cut South Sudan oil
AFP
KHARTOUM — Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir warned on Monday he will order the flow of oil from South Sudan to be cut off if Juba provides assistance to rebels in South Kordofan and Darfur. Bashir said he would “completely close the pipeline” that …

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BNDES to fund Ethiopian Railway Connection to South Sudan
IVCPOST
The firm to build the link is Andrade Gutierrez Participacoes SA of Brazil that would connect the Ethiopia’s capital of Addis Ababa with Jimma in South Sudan. The total length of the railway is 439 kilometers or 273 miles to the soutwest, according to …

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South Sudan Marks AU/OAU’s Golden Jubilee
Oye! Times
According to Ambassador Nakaha Stanislas, Head of AU liaison office in South Sudan, the AU has an objective of uniting African countries and ensuring cooperation among them. “Since its inception, it (AU) has provided and contributed to the independence …

South Sudan: Financial Sector Governance 2012
Afribiz.info
The financial sector in South Sudan is extremely underdeveloped with low geographic coverage. It is characterised by a weak regulatory framework, poor infrastructure (including telecoms) and limited management capacity. There are eight commercial banks …

Sudan’s Bashir threatens to cut oil flow from S Sudan
BBC News
“I now give our brothers in South Sudan a last, last warning that we will shut down the oil pipeline forever if they give any support to the traitors in Darfur, South Kordofan and Blue Nile,” President Bashir said on state television, referring to …

Fierce fighting between Sudan government troops and rebels along border
Washington Post
KHARTOUM, Sudan — Sudanese government troops clashed with rebels in the conflict-wracked state of Southern Kordofan near the border with South Sudan, and each side claimed Monday it inflicted heavy losses on the other. The clashes eruptedSunday …

UN envoy says forces cannot protect civilians in South Sudan’s east
GlobalPost
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan lacks the troops and aircraft needed to protect civilians in the nation’s violent eastern region, said UN mission chief Hilde Johnson on Monday. South Sudan, a country roughly the size of France …

Peacekeepers cannot protect civilians in South Sudan’s east: UN
Reuters
JUBA (Reuters) – The United Nations peacekeeping force in South Sudan lacks sufficient troops and aircraft to protect civilians affected by fighting in an eastern region, the U.N. envoy said on Monday. Tens of thousands of people have been uprooted by …

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South Sudan oil exports to resume as border row settled
Newcastle Herald
South Sudanese oil may arrive at Sudan’s Red Sea port by the end of this week after the two nations’ leaders met on Friday to resolve border issues that have been delaying the resumption of exports, Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Karti said.

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South Sudan’s humanitarian crises overshadow development needs
IRINnews.org
It is a difficult balance to strike, said Jok Madut Jok, South Sudan’s undersecretary for culture and heritage. He joined Lanzer on a panel organized last week by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI). “The need for humanitarian action has become …

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South Sudan: Economic Cooperation, Regional Integration, & Trade 2012
Afribiz.info
Before secession, South Sudan’s major trade was with the north of the country. Following independence, and the subsequent mounting of tensions, cross-border trade between South and North came to a halt with adverse effects on the economy of the new …

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Security concerns for South Sudan to stage regional tournament
Global Times
The Cecafa Senior Club Championship is open to respective league winners from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Rwanda, Burundi, Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia and Ethiopia. The host has the chance to enter two teams though.

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Intense fighting in Sudan’s South Kordofan
AFP
KHARTOUM — Fierce fighting has erupted between Sudanese government troops and rebels near Kadugli, the capital of South Kordofan, with both sides giving contradictory casualty figures. Sunday’s clashes pitched government troops against fighters from …

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Kerry accuses Bashir of repression in war-torn Sudan regions
Al-Arabiya
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Saturday accused Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir of repressing the people of the South Kordofan and Blue Nile regions and trying to impose Islamic rule on them. In both regions “you have people who for a long time …

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