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East Africa:
Sudan to Release South Sudan Oil Shipments in Port
RNW Africa, 28 January 2012
Sudan agreed Saturday to free ships with South Sudanese oil as a goodwill gesture to ease negotiations aimed at resolving a furious row over pipeline transit fees with its southern… Read more »
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Sudan:
Bashir Confirms Release of South's Oil Shipments
Sudan Tribune, 29 January 2012
The Sudanese president Omer Al-Bashir on Sunday confirmed that his country has released impounded oil shipments of South Sudan, urging acceleration of diplomatic efforts to resolve… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Country Shuts 240 Oil Wells Over Theft Claims
Nation, 28 January 2012
South Sudan has closed another 242 oil wells as the government announced it had unearthed a theft syndicate involving more than 40,000 barrels per day. Read more »
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Sudan:
Analysing the Two Sudans' Oil Dispute
ISS, 24 January 2012
Six months after the secession of the Republic of South Sudan from Sudan, the two countries have still not been able to resolve a number of important outstanding issues. Prominent… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Kenya Urged to Mediate Sudan Oil Row
Nation, 22 January 2012
Kenya has been urged to intervene and help resolve a row over oil pipeline pitting the two Sudans. Read more »
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South Sudan:
Nation Shuts Down Oil Pipeline
Citizen, 21 January 2012
After failed talks with Sudan in Adiss Ababa, the Council of Ministers in a regular meeting yesterday resolved shutting down of the oil pipeline that runs from the oilfields in… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Govt Shuts Down Its Oil Production Countrywide
Sudan Tribune, 20 January 2012
The government of the Republic of South Sudan has decided to shut down all its oil production throughout the country in response to the action by Khartoum which confiscated the oil… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Juba Shuts Down Oil Pipeline to North
Nation, 20 January 2012
South Sudan on Friday shut down its oil pipeline that runs through Khartoum to the export terminal on the Red Sea coast, worsening tension between the two countries. Read more »
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East Africa:
Ban Voices Concern Over Tensions Between Sudan and South Sudan
UN News, 20 January 2012
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced deep concern over continuing tensions along the border between Sudan and South Sudan, as well as the current crisis over oil, saying that… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Juba Will Continue Talks With Khartoum Despite Halting Oil Production
Sudan Tribune, 20 January 2012
South Sudan said on Friday that it will continue to negotiate with Khartoum over post-independence issues despite announcing that it is stopping oil being exported through North… Read more »