Topic: Salva Kiir

Will Bashir's visit help close the divide between the Sudans?

On Friday Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir visited South Sudan for the first time since the two countries split in 2011. Experts say it's a sign that relations between the Sudans are finally stabilizing.

Sudan's Bashir starts freeing prisoners, polishing up legacy

Sudan’s president Omar Al Bashir is wanted for genocide and war crimes by the International Criminal Court, but as he steps down in 2015 he would like to have a different image.

Sudan and South Sudan strike 'partial peace' deal

Though analysts call the peace deal between Sudan and South Sudan 'partial,' President Obama praised the move, calling it an 'important step' away from conflict.

On trip to China, South Sudan's leader warns of war with Sudan (+video)

South Sudanese President Kiir is in Beijing to tighten economic links to China, traditionally a close ally of Sudan's.

Sudan vows quick response to South's oil field occupation

The government in Khartoum says they will not stand by after an oil field was occupied by South Sudanese forces.

Africa Monitor South Sudan's oil cutoff: brilliant negotiating, or suicide?

Guest blogger Aly-Khan Satchu sees a larger proxy war in the current standoff between Sudan and South Sudan over dividing revenues from South Sudan's oil. 

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.
10/11/2011 04:38 pm

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.'
07/12/2011 01:20 pm

South Sudan has currency. What's next on the to-do list?

On July 9, South Sudan became the world’s newest country when it separated from the North. It now needs to accomplish a host of nation-building steps big and small. From the new country’s to-do list:
07/11/2011 05:22 pm

'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.
07/10/2011 10:54 am

South Sudan: a timeline to independence

On Saturday, after decades of civil war and almost two centuries of rule by outsiders, South Sudan will finally become an independent state. Here's a look at the road the fledgling nation has traveled to get to where it is today.
07/08/2011 10:16 am

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.
07/06/2011 05:58 pm

In Pictures South Sudan: World's newest country

Battle for Abyei could ignite civil war in Sudan

As many as 80,000 people have reportedly fled Abyei since northern Sudanese troops seized the symbolic border town last month.
05/27/2011 05:33 pm

South Sudan threatens to retaliate against North in border dispute

South Sudan says the North is at risk of breaking a fragile 2005 peace deal that ended two decades of civil war.
05/24/2011 08:49 am

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.
03/18/2011 02:48 pm

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?
02/09/2011 01:41 pm

It's official: South Sudan set to secede with a 99.57 percent vote

South Sudan's long-awaited independence referendum produced an overwhelming turnout of 99 percent among voters in the south, one of the poorest and least developed regions on earth.
01/30/2011 02:49 pm

As South Sudan prepares for independence, old hurts linger

Many South Sudanese are still skeptical of the chances of real peace, although South Sudan's leader has urged forgiveness for the north for its actions during Sudan's civil war.
01/24/2011 02:33 pm

Africa Monitor South Sudan's leader, channeling Mandela, calls for forgiveness for north

At the end of voting in South Sudan's referendum, leader Salva Kiir called on the South Sudanese to forgive northern Sudan for past grievances, just as Nelson Mandela asked black South Africans to do at the end of apartheid.
01/18/2011 11:13 am

Obama congratulates South Sudan on independence vote, but what about Abyei?

Clashes over who controls the disputed border region of Abyei – and its oil – could greatly complicate South Sudan's move toward independence.
01/16/2011 01:39 pm

Sudan referendum marred by clashes at North-South border

Clashes struck Sudan's north-south border Saturday, including in the nation's disputed flashpoint area of Abyei, sobering up an otherwise jubilant atmosphere in South Sudan on the eve of the region's historic vote for independence.
01/09/2011 09:44 am

Timeline: Sudan referendum

Key events on the path to Sunday's historic Sudan referendum, in which the semiautonomous region of South Sudan votes whether to become an independent nation.
01/06/2011 03:56 pm

Africa Monitor Sudan referendum voter registration kicks off

Voter registration for the upcoming South Sudan referendum began amid fears that large registration turnout could make it harder to reach the voter turnout threshold necessary for the referendum to be considered legitimate.
11/16/2010 04:44 pm

Africa Monitor Conference gives glimpse of potential South Sudan state

A conference between South Sudan's political parties, civil society, and religious groups gave a look at what a future state in South Sudan might look like.
10/22/2010 04:50 pm