Sudan: The Southern Sudan pie
Almost a year before the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) was signed in Nairobi Kenya intense lobbying had begun. The signing of the CPA on 9th January 2005 unleashed a frenzied scramble for Juba’s resources.
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Sudan: Chinese foreign minister visits Sudan
By Nangayi Guyson in Kampala Uganda- China’s foreign minister Yang Jiechi is in Sudan on a visit. China is a strong supporter of Sudan and its President Omar al-Bashir, despite allegations of Sudanese war crimes in Darfur. The visit comes after Sudan released a cargo of South Sudanese oil it had blocked in a row over custom duties. South Sudan has to export oil via the north because it has no port or refineries of its own. However, the two sides have so far failed to agree on transit fees, or how to share oil revenue. Chinese companies are heavily involved in Sudanese... Continue Reading
State of Emergency: MSF assists people displaced by violence in South Sudan
8 July 2011: As South Sudan prepares to mark its official independence on Saturday 9 July, an estimated 260,000 newly displaced people continue to face emergency needs in what will be the world’s newest nation. This includes the 100,000 people who fled the mid-May bombings and fighting between northern and southern Sudanese forces in the transitional border area of Abyei. The majority of those fleeing the Abyei violence settled just a few days away, in the hopes that they could return when the violence had abated. However, those more fearful of further violence travelled up to 10 days to find... Continue Reading
SUDAN: Michael David, “My duty was cleaning guns and shining boots”
BENTIU, UNITY STATE, (IRIN) – Michael David* has not had a normal childhood. In his 11 years he has been a child soldier and a street child, as well as one of the one million primary school children in Southern Sudan out of school. But his life may be taking a turn for the better: “My mother was one of the many wives of my father. We lived in a home with many `tukhuls’ [huts] near Bentiu with my elder brother and the rest of the family. One day my mother left my father, who was very old, and took... Continue Reading
SUDAN: Rains aggravate plight of displaced
NAIROBI, 27 May 2011 (IRIN) – Seasonal rains are among several factors to have exacerbated the crisis sparked by the sudden flight of tens of thousands of civilians from the disputed Sudanese region of Abyei, say aid workers, who point to both short- and long-term repercussions. “Most of the roads in Southern Sudan are not passable during the rains and so that will make the movement of food difficult,” World Food Programme (WFP) spokeswoman Amor Almagro told IRIN. This is the second large-scale exodus from Abyei in as many months. In March, some 25,000 people fled the town amid clashes.... Continue Reading