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When a Nation Splits–Sudan’s Story of Recession, Race, Oil and Resilient Women

March 25, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

SAN FRANCISCO–I visit Sudan about every two or three years. It’s my ancestral home; my parents and extended family are there. My most recent visit last December, however—my first since South Sudan seceded from Sudan in 2011–was revealing. I could … read more »

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Strained Sudan-South Sudan Relations: Who pays the price?

June 28, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Luka Biong Deng South Sudan and Sudan have now resumed the second round of the talks in Addis Ababa in their efforts to implement the African Union Roadmap, aimed at finding solutions for the pending issues and normalizing their … read more »

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Protests continue to hit Sudan’s capital

October 3, 2011 by benim

Protests driven by high-level prices continued to sweep over sporadic parts of the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Sunday, reaffirming public discontent with the country’s economic woes. The wave of rare protests, which started last Tuesday in Burri area in eastern … read more »

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Sudanese boycott meat to fight food inflation

September 17, 2011 by benim

Ishraga Youssef was running out of options as food prices spiralled in Sudan’s capital Khartoum, so she decided to take drastic action by giving up meat. Over the weekend, her children were due to sit down to some rare vegetarian … read more »

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Sudan’s new currency is ‘economic war’

July 26, 2011 by benim

Juba – A Southern Sudanese official accused northern Sudan of declaring “economic war” by issuing a new currency just weeks after the south’s independence, a move that could leave the struggling new government with coffers full of useless currency. On … read more »

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Sudan to launch new currency on Sunday

July 22, 2011 by benim

The Sudanese government today announced that the new currency will be officially circulated next Sunday amid tensions with the new state of South Sudan on how to get rid of the old currency. JPEG – 17.8 kb Sudan’s Central Bank … read more »

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South Sudan launches new currency

July 18, 2011 by benim

Juba – South Sudan started rolling out its new currency on Monday – the South Sudan Pound – escalating a point of simmering disagreement with Khartoum after the country split away from the north on July 09. South Sudan became … read more »

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Sudan says prepared to engage in ’currency war’

July 18, 2011 by benim

The Central Bank of Sudan (CBoS) threatened that it is prepared to engage in what it described as a “currency war” with newly established Republic of South Sudan (RoSS) should both countries not reach an agreement on issues related to … read more »

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South Sudan to launch new currency after one week

July 11, 2011 by benim

South Sudan will launch its new currency next Monday, just over a week after splitting from the north to become the world?s newest nation, the country?s finance minister said on Monday. “From the 18th onward, depending on the distribution process, … read more »

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