Archive for the 'South Sudan' Category

The New State of South Sudan

On Saturday, South Sudan becomes a free and independent country. It is a well-deserved victory for its people. Under a 2005 American-backed political accord that ended two decades of civil war, the people of the mainly Christian territory voted When the Republic of South Sudan becomes the world's newest state on Saturday, the new government [...]

At South Sudan's Birth, Eyes Are on Northerner

July 8 (Bloomberg) — Sudan Oil Minister Lual Deng talks about the political situation in the country and the secession of Southern Sudan. He speaks from Juba, Southern Sudan, with Owen Thomas on Bloomberg Television's "On the Move. By Alexander Dziadosz JUBA, Sudan (Reuters) – South Sudan can survive on credit, using its oil as [...]