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Weeks before independence, South Sudan is teetering By DAVID E. MILLER / THE MEDIA LINE 30/06/2011

30/06/2011 17:40:00
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By DAVID E. MILLER / THE MEDIA LINE
 30/06/2011
North Sudan is putting military and economic country on the world's newest country with President Bashir threatening to cut oil pipeline.
 
South Sudan is gearing up for its independence celebrations, but for the United Nation's newest country, formidable challenges lay ahead. Weeks before it formally breaks off from Sudan, the south is already under attack while its substantial oil resources hold out the promise of wealth but the threat of waste and corruption.

The city of Abyei, control of which is disputed by the north and south, has been occupied by 5,000 Sudanese soldiers for the past three weeks, forcing its 20,000 residents to flee. Sudanese President Omar Bashir is threatening to block the pipeline carrying oil out of South Sudan unless it hands over half of its oil revenue.

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