Sudan

The world’s newest country is suing its former other half because of what South Sudan describes as “stealing” oil.

As the year comes to close, many are relieved that a year of stormy clouds and unabated anger is behind us. Things can only get better or is there still worse to come? In 2011, it turned out that we could not forecast the range of violent weather, nor could we predict the rage of people. From the Gulf to the Caucuses, and from the USA to Japan the world felt pain in 2011.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will pay an historic visit to South Sudan on Wednesday.

According to report published Monday in a Sudanese newspaper, Saif al-Islam, son of slain Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, is currently in Sudan

Mining Minister Abdelbaqi al-Jaylani expects that Sudan will earn $4 billion from mine exports this year.

The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) expects Arab investment in agriculture of $ 27 billion, including $ 15 billion in Algeria during the next five years.

The Sudanese pound hit a new low against the dollar which equaled 3.9 Sudanese pound compared to 3.6 last week.

Simon Kun Puoc, governor of South Sudan’s Upper Nile State on Wednesday challenged youths to help government efforts in combating poverty.

The Israeli Foreign Ministry announced Thursday that Israel has established full diplomatic relations with the government of the newly established South Sudan.

South Sudan said its former civil war foe Khartoum, which controls the pipelines for its oil exports, had declared economic war against the new African nation.

The Central Bank of Sudan (CBS) launched the new Sudanese Pound throughout North Sudan on Sunday.

The new currency for the Republic of South Sudan was officially launched on Monday, amidst citizens concerns that the date on which the notes were printed was not indicated.

South Sudan urgently needs a diversification strategy to move away from a mono–product economy, said Ian Bannon, Acting Country Director for World Bank in Sudan.