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Sudan: War Will Bring 'More Suffering, More Refugees, More Death' - Barack Obama
Sudan Tribune, 20 April 2012
The United States President Barack Obama made a personal appeal to the governments in Khartoum and Juba to end the worst fighting since the country split into two. Read more »
United States Urges Peace Talks Between Sudans
The United States President Barack Obama made a personal appeal to the two governments to have the "courage to return to the table and negotiate" peacefully to end ongoing fighting.Video
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20 April 2012
President Obama's Message to the People of Sudan and South Sudan
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President Barack Obama says the United States is committed to seeing Sudan and South Sudan become two economically prosperous states ... see more »
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East Africa: President Obama's Message to the People of Sudan and South Sudan
White House, 20 April 2012
In these videotaped remarks, President Obama sends an important and very clear message to the people of Sudan and South Sudan: conflict is not inevitable. Read more »
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Sudan: U.S., China, African Union, Arab League Work to Avert War
State Department, 19 April 2012
The text of a briefing by teleconference on April 19, 2012 by Ambassador Princeton Lyman, U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan, on recent developments in Sudan and South… Read more »
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Sudan: UN Chief Urges Peace Talks
UN News, 20 April 2012
Taking note of South Sudan's announcement that it is withdrawing from the oil-producing region of Heglig in Sudan, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged the Governments of both… Read more »
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Sudan: The Human Rights Crisis Behind the Political Spat
Sudan Tribune, 21 April 2012
The spectre of war between Sudan and South Sudan has loomed large during our time at the Yida refugee camp over the past week. Read more »
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Africa: Preventing Full-Scale War Between Sudan and South Sudan
Crisis Group, 19 April 2012
Sudan and South Sudan are teetering on the brink of all-out war from which neither would benefit. Increasingly angry rhetoric, support for each other's rebels, poor command and… Read more »
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South Sudan: Opposition Party Welcomes U.S. Initiative to Contain Border Conflict
Sudan Tribune, 19 April 2012
The United States' envoy to Sudan and South Sudan said Thursday that the two countries still want to avoid "all-out war," despite their rhetoric and ongoing fighting along their… Read more »
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East Africa: Uganda Would Intervene in Juba-Khartoum War
Sudan Tribune, 20 April 2012
South Sudan welcomed the announcement made by the chief of Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF), Aronda Nyakairima, on Friday that his military will intervene if the fighting… Read more »
There are growing fears that Sudan and South Sudan are teetering on the brink of all-out war.
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South Sudan's government has announced it will withdraw its armed forces from the disputed, oil-rich Heglig area amid growing fears of all-out war. Read more »
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The UN is considering imposing sanctions against Sudan and South Sudan after the African Union mediation team warned that hardliners are gaining ground. Read more »
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As President Omar Al-Bashir says Sudan is not prepared to resume negotiations unless troops are withdrawn from Heglig, South Sudan is reporting the capture of prisoners of war. Read more »
