Last week, the first South Sudanese president, Salva Kiir, took the new country’s General Assembly seat at the UN. While in New York, he met up with Barak Obama to discuss U.S. support of the developmental projects for South Sudan. Before independence, the region was deprived of the development and modernization that was taking place in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, as a result the country has few paved roads, which would help connect and centralize South Sudan. While tensions are still high between Sudan and South Sudan, the President is urging both countries to come together to stop rebel fighting along boarders. In South Kordofan, a main oil state still apart of Sudan, a large part of the population sided with the south during the civil war and several former southern rebels in South Kordofan and the Blue Nile are continuing to fight against Sudanese rule. Sudan has now accused South Sudan of supporting these ongoing rebellions. Kiir answers by stating that South Sudan will not interfere in Sudan’s domestic issues, leaving it up to Khartoum to deal with its ongoing problems. It seems that peace between the two countries is not yet obtainable because both governments continue to accuse each other of arming and lending support to rebel groups. However, diplomatic talks are going to have to proceed in order to resolve oil disputes.
To read more:http://www.npr.org/2011/09/25/140781088/south-sudan-seeks-u-n-help-for-difficult-journey
More about Kordofan: http://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL5E7KM2KP20110922?sp=true
- Kathleen Fultz
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