January 30, 2012

South Sudan Dream Is Turning Sour

Simon Tisdall, The Guardian

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Rows over oil ... Khartoum attacks on rebels with suspected Juba links ... U.S. double-dealing. Independence is proving tough.

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TAGGED: Sudan, Africa, Omar Bashir, Khartoum, Omar al-Bashir, South Sudan, Juba

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