Sudan denies reports it will delay southern oil exports

Sudan denies reports it will delay southern oil exports Chicago Tribune KHARTOUM/JUBA (Reuters) – Sudan denied reports in several local newspapers it had decided to delay resuming oil exports from South Sudan through its territory due to unresolved border issues, the foreign ministry said on Monday. South Sudan and …

South Sudanese graduate at University of Calgary New Sudan Vision Calgary, Alberta, Canada – It is graduation season, and two South Sudanese were among hundreds of students who graduated last Tuesday at the University of Calgary. Ariik Chol Ariik graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree with double major in Political…

Sudan to ‘force’ rebels from border zone: army AFP KHARTOUM — Sudan’s army on Monday threatened to use force to dislodge Darfur rebels who set up a compound in a border area disputed by South Sudan. The threat comes as concern grows over delays in implementing security deals which the leaders…

US concern at delays in marking Sudan borders AFP WASHINGTON — The United States Monday voiced concern at delays in implementing security and oil deals between Sudan and South Sudan, that were aimed at easing tensions between the two countries. The leaders of both nations signed a cooperation …

Witness: South Sudan New Yorker (blog) The latest segment of HBO’s four-part Witness series follows the French photojournalist Véronique de Viguerie in South Sudan, where thousands have been murdered, kidnapped, or displaced by Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army. In the film, de Viguerie, …

Sudan denies delaying south’s oil exports Yahoo! News (blog) KHARTOUM/JUBA (Reuters) – Sudan and South Sudan have not yet agreed on how to demilitarize their border – a condition for resuming oil flows, Khartoum said on Monday, but denied it was deliberately delaying the economically vital trade. Newspaper …

Special Report – In South Sudan, plunder preserves a fragile peace Reuters UK South Sudan’s charismatic liberation hero John Garang often warned against replacing one set of kleptocratic rulers for another. But Garang didn’t live to see independence and Kiir, his successor, has struggled to exert the same kind of moral leadership.

South Sudan Border Dispute Causing Humanitarian Crisis, Say Church Leaders Albany Tribune As politicians wrangle ahead of an early December deadline over the still-disputed status of the oil-rich region of Abyei, straddling the border of Sudan and South Sudan, local church leaders appeal for help in the face of a potential humanitarian …

S. Sudan: French gov’t and FAO to reduce reliance on imported seeds Sudan Tribune November 19, 2012 (YEI) – The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), in collaboration with the French government and South Sudan’s Agriculture Ministry last week launched a seed project, aimed at enhancing food security and improving …

The Toughest Refugee Camp in the World AllAfrica.com Yida does not conform to the stereotype. If any camp should, it is this one, designated by the UN as the most challenging in the world. Located in South Sudan, just across the new and inexact border with Sudan proper, it is inaccessible by road for …

Unity State assembly opens after five month recess Sudan Tribune Many citizens in South Sudan complain that their elected officials do not take the time to visit the areas the represent. Okello Lobang, a student at Makerere University, told Sudan Tribune that South Sudan members of parliament rarely go to assess the …

South Sudan: US State Department Daily Press Briefing – South Sudan AllAfrica.com NULAND: Well, we can confirm that Mr. McCabe was originally detained on October 14th by theSouth Sudan National Security Services. We learned of his arrest from a third party on the 15th and we finally got consular access on the 19th of October.

Army in Sudan to ‘force’ rebels from border zone Daily Monitor The threat comes as concern grows over delays in implementing security deals which the leaders of Sudan and South Sudan hailed in September as ending conflict after they fought along their undemarcated border in March and April. SHARE THIS STORY …

In South Sudan, plunder preserves a fragile peace

In the next installment in our series of articles assessing the odds of whether South Sudan will flourish or struggle, Reuters looks at how just 16 months after breaking away from its old masters in Khartoum, South Sudan seems caught between principles and pragmatism. The rulers of the world’s newest nation have fostered a system of patronage and rewards to provide stability, but that has fueled rampant corruption that undermines the ideals of the country’s liberators and its foreign backers.

Read our story here: Special Report – In South Sudan, plunder preserves a fragile peace

You can follow all of our stories on Twitter @SpecialReports and on our Facebook page.