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Africa Monitor
Sudan, South Sudan take step toward resolving border and oil disputes
Sudan and South Sudan's leaders met this weekend to begin addressing disputes that have spurred violence in the tense border region.
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Africa Monitor
South Sudan worries it could become breeding ground for terrorism
South Sudan accuses Sudan of supporting the brutal Lord's Resistance Army in order to sow instability.
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Africa Monitor
Abyei remains tense as UN, Sudanese Army disagree on troop presence
Despite the United Nations' insistence, the Sudanese Army is refusing to pull out of Abyei until Ethiopian peacekeeping forces are fully deployed.
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Africa Monitor
Nubans trapped in northern Sudanese territory
Now that northern Sudan and South Sudan are divided by an international boundary, it's harder for embattled Nubans to flee south and harder for help to reach them.
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What North and South Sudan need now: more women at the negotiating table
Sudan may have split into two new countries, but the violent disagreements continue. New talks must include more women. Their exclusion from these negotiations is a cause of instability, not its cure.
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World's newest country: future of South Sudan tied to efficacy of foreign aid
Western- and UN-backed aid organizations have lined up to support the fledgling Republic of South Sudan, but the challenges facing the nation 'would tax even the most developed of countries.'
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'A dream come true' as South Sudan launches new nation
Joy and reverence rippled through the crowds during South Sudan's independence ceremony on Saturday.
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Africa Monitor
South Sudan erupts in sheer joy as it becomes world's newest nation
South Sudan burst into song, dance, and exultation as people ushered in July 9. Today, South Sudan officially becomes the world's newest nation after decades of armed liberation struggle.
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World's newest country: South Sudan's oil remains a sticking point
As its independence draws near, South Sudan has yet to agree how to divide oil revenues with its northern neighbor, which has the infrastructure to export the oil the south needs to sell to survive.
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World's newest country: Can South Sudan limit internal strife?
As the Republic of South Sudan prepares to declare independence Saturday, internal ethnic and political divisions threaten the nation's long-term viability.
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In Pictures: South Sudan: World's newest country
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 07/01
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Africa Monitor
South Sudan accuses North of supporting rebels
South Sudan claims the North is using rebels to sow chaos ahead of its official secession on July 9.
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Africa Monitor
South Sudan's army contributes to violence, confusion on the ground
The Sudan People's Liberation Army, a guerilla movement turned future national army, is struggling to make the transition and bring troops under control of the central command.
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Africa Monitor
Taking care of business in South Sudan
South Sudan is one of the toughest places in East Africa to do business, according to a recent report – but if you can hack it, you have a chance to make a healthy profit.
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Africa Monitor
Relations between North and South Sudan deteriorating amid rebel violence
Violence in towns along Sudan's north-south border has prompted a flurry of accusations that are setting a poor stage for the country to peacefully split this summer.
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Africa Monitor
Is the UN being asked not to protect civilians in South Sudan?
South Sudan's army is waging a war against a rebel militia. The UN peacekeeping mission has stepped aside to allow the operation to unfold – potentially at a cost to civilians caught in crossfire.
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Sudanese 'Lost Boys' in US, men now, look homeward to new nation
With South Sudan poised to be a new nation, 'Lost Boys' living in US hear a call to return to their homeland to help rebuild it.
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Africa Monitor
Rebel leader's attacks don't bode well for South Sudan
George Athor, leader of a rebel militia in South Sudan, has broken his ceasefire with South Sudan's military, fracturing the future country at the time it most needs to be unified.
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Africa Monitor
As world focuses on Libya, more than 100 killed in Sudan border town
This week’s attacks underscore how the disputed, oil-rich border town of Abyei has been used as a lightning rod by political leaders in both northern Sudan and soon-to-be independent South Sudan.
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Global News Blog
A Sudanese man uses lessons learned in Cuba – to turn a profit
A South Sudanese man who was sent to Cuba to receive a communist education is back in South Sudan, reaping the benefits of a booming economy.
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Africa Monitor
South Sudan's accusations of northern interference stoke tensions
South Sudan's charges that Khartoum is arming rebel movements to destabilize the future independent country could further strain between the historic rivals.
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Africa Monitor
On South Sudan's nation-building list: Curb horrendous maternal mortality rates
The United Nations humanitarian office in South Sudan's capital, Juba, says that 1 in 7 women who become pregnant 'will probably die from pregnancy-related causes.'
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Africa Monitor
E Pluribus Unum: South Sudan's quest to forge a unified identity
South Sudan will become an independent state on July 9. Will it be able to unify its disparate ethnic groups to form its own national identity?
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South Sudanese in the US mull going home to build a nation
Last month's historic vote on South Sudan's independence raises a tough question for those who have fled the underdeveloped region: Should they return?
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