Southern Sudan's starvation
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A temporary ceasefire between the Sudanese government and the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) in Bahr el Ghazal province will make it possible to deliver urgently needed food to the region. The United Nations' World Food Programme is now feeding 2.4 million people in southern Sudan. Bahr el Ghazal province, where the Dinka people are the main supporters of the SPLA, has been particularly badly affected by famine. The prospects for a permanent settlement of the conflict that has been underway in Sudan since 1956, apart from the period 1972 to 1982, do not seem very good.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1998
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Sudan loses its chains
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The government of Sudan has benefited from a number of developments in both domestic and international affairs. Sudan starts to export petroleum from Jun 1999, and this will reduce import bills. Rebels in Sudan were once supported by neighboring countries, but these neighbors are involved in conflicts of their own and Ethiopia and Eritrea are seeking to achieve peace with Sudan. Relations with Egypt are also improving and Egypt is seeking a reconciliation between the two sides in the civil war in Sudan.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1999
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