Topic: Southern Sudanese Politics
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Five reasons to care about the Sudan - South Sudan conflict
Fighting between South Sudan and its rival, Sudan, could restart a 20-year civil war that claimed the lives of millions. It could also affect the price Americans pay for car fuel, China’s ability to keep its economy growing, and the stability of the region. Here’s a few reasons to pay attention to the fighting in Sudan.
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Correspondent reflections: The 10 news events that shaped 2011
In this special section, we look at the year’s biggest stories, and seven staff correspondents reflect on events in hot spots from Latin America to the Libyan front.
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South Sudan: 5 key questions answered
The Republic of South Sudan, the world’s newest country, is one of the most underdeveloped nations on earth. But it may be able to overcome the obstacles it faces – if it finds peace with its northern neighbor.
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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:
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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.
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Briefing
Five reasons to care about the Sudan - South Sudan conflict
Fighting between South Sudan and its rival, Sudan, could restart a 20-year civil war that claimed the lives of millions. It could also affect the price Americans pay for car fuel, China’s ability to keep its economy growing, and the stability of the region. Here’s a few reasons to pay attention to the fighting in Sudan.
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Sudan threatens to unseat South Sudan government amidst clashes
Omar al-Bashir said he would "liberate" the people of South Sudan if fighting over oil revenues continue.
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Terrorism & Security
Sudan says talks off as border fighting with S. Sudan worsens
Khartoum mobilized its military after Sudan's attack Monday and South Sudan's counterattack Tuesday. The fighting could threaten the region's oil production, a Sudanese official predicts.
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Keep Calm
When Joseph Kony almost came in from the cold: Juba peace talks (+video)
Joseph Kony showed his face to the world in 2006. Peace talks in the South Sudan city of Juba between 2006 and 2008 held out the promise of an end to Africa's longest insurgency. Here's how they ended.
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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.
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Correspondent reflections: The 10 news events that shaped 2011
In this special section, we look at the year’s biggest stories, and seven staff correspondents reflect on events in hot spots from Latin America to the Libyan front.
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Africa Monitor
South Sudan, darling of the West, faces charges of political repression
The Sudan People's Liberation Movement dominates South Sudan's political arena, and its reticence to allow political opposition to develop could hurt its image among Western donors.
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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
Sudanese government cracks down on remaining southern sympathizers
Despite hopes of pluralism, Sudan's government is cracking down on Sudan People's Liberation Movement members who stayed behind when South Sudan seceded.
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Africa Monitor
Sudanese government forces defy withdrawal schedule for Abyei
Sudanese government forces remain in the disputed Abyei region, flouting the first phase of the withdrawal schedule and complicating efforts to settle the area's status.
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Africa Monitor
What will make the Libyan rebels' government-building attempts successful?
Guest blogger Laura Seay interviews the author of a book on governance by rebel groups about what Libya's National Transitional Council will need to do to build a stable government.
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South Sudan: 5 key questions answered
The Republic of South Sudan, the world’s newest country, is one of the most underdeveloped nations on earth. But it may be able to overcome the obstacles it faces – if it finds peace with its northern neighbor.
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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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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:
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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.
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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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Fresh Sudan peace pact builds off of deeper efforts
Northern Sudan signed a peace deal with forces allied to South Sudan on Tuesday. The agreement builds off of earlier peace-making efforts, including trips to Indonesia's war-torn Aceh Province and Kenya to study ways to resolve entrenched conflict.
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Africa Monitor
Obama calls for South Sudan cease-fire
Scores of people have been killed and tens of thousands displaced as northern and southern forces clash ahead of the South's July 9 succession.
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Africa Monitor
Northern Sudan tells UN peacekeepers their time is up
Khartoum says that the mission of the UN peacekeepers in Sudan will be finished when South Sudan becomes independent on July 9.
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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.
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Africa Monitor
Local election in northern Sudan deepens North-South rift
Northern Sudan's ruling party candidate won a gubernatorial election over a candidate from South Sudan's ruling party in a vote that party rejected as fraudulent.
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Africa Monitor
Africa election outlook: Key issues in 6 upcoming elections
The next two weeks will include a slew of elections on the African continent. Guest blogger Alex Thurston takes a look at the issues at play in some of the polls.
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Africa Monitor
South Sudan's rebel movements and their leaders
Rebel movements in South Sudan that have clashed with the South Sudanese army pose a greater threat to the fledgling state than even aggression from northern Sudan.
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