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UN Deplores New Clashes in Region Disputed By North And South

From allAfrica, March 3, 2011: A senior United Nations official today deplored renewed clashes in Sudan’s contested Abyei region, whose status North and South Sudan have pledged to solve by the end of March. Abyei, straddling northern and southern Sudan, … Continue reading

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Women, kids flee as Sudan violence kills 100

From CBS News, March 3, 2011: Women and children fled en masse from a disputed flashpoint town between north and south Sudan after fighting this week killed more than 100 people, officials said Thursday. Abyei has long been seen as … Continue reading

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Southern Sudan’s Army Reports Clashes With Rebel Militia in Jonglei State

From Bloomberg, March 2, 2011: Clashes between Southern Sudan’s army and a rebel militia in Jonglei state killed as many as 40 soldiers and civilians in renewed fighting against the forces of renegade general George Athor, army spokesman Philip Aguer … Continue reading

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South Sudan launches private sector development program with World Bank Group

From Sudan Tribune, March 1: March 01–JUBA — The emerging independent state of South Sudan has launched an ambitious program that will embark on robust development of the country’s private sector following its people’s overwhelming vote for independence from north … Continue reading

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North battles south in disputed Sudan region

From The Miami Herald, February 28: NAIROBI, Kenya — Fighting between southern Sudan security forces and members of an Arab tribe from the north claimed at least 10 lives Sunday and Monday in the latest threat to Sudan’s peaceful partition this … Continue reading

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Original Song for South Sudan: “When the Oil is Gone”

Song for the 2011 Sudanese Referendum based out of Minneapolis

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Abyei belongs to South Sudan – SPLM official

From Sudan Tribune, February 17, 2011: February 17, 2011 (ABYEI) – A senior official from the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) from oil-producing region of Abyei said Thursday that Abyei belongs to South Sudan and that South Sudanese should not let it remain in the … Continue reading

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SNB, Swiss Govt Help South Sudan Set Up Central Bank

From the Wall Street Journal, February 18: The Swiss National Bank and the country’s Department of Foreign Affairs are helping the soon-to-be-independent state of South Sudan establish a central bank authority. Banking and financial officials from South Sudan, an oil-rich … Continue reading

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Officials Say Rebel Attacks Kill 200 in South Sudan

From Voice of America, February 15, 2011: Officials in southern Sudan say attacks by a rebel militia killed some 200 people last week, nearly doubling the previously announced death toll. Pagan Amum, secretary-general of the ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement, … Continue reading

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Governor Expels French Aid Group From South Darfur

From Voice of America, February 14, 2011: A state in Sudan’s Darfur region has expelled the French aid Group Medecins du Monde, or Doctors of the World. South Darfur Governor Abdel Hamid Kasha on Monday accused the humanitarian group of … Continue reading

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