South Sudan: a laboratory for stabilisation

[M-A Lagrange]

I was giving them 1 year before going down that road.

Too bad.

George Clooney's Satellite Sentinel Project warned of escalating violence in Sudan’s Abyei region, along the volatile border between North and South Sudan.
The satellite photos show evidence of the intentional burning of the strategic border villages Maker Abior and Todach.
The satellite project, in the report "Flashpoint: Abyei", also documented a significant increase in military activity by what appears to be the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), which operate in South Kordofan state, as well as an apparent buildup of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) in Abyei. The increased militarization of this area, including evidence of battle tanks and other heavy equipment, has increased tensions between the two sides.

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/n...violence-sudan

Well done George! You probably took too much drugs to be president but on that one, you did hit the target!

[davidbfpo]

A commentary on Africa's next new country:http://www.opendemocracy.net/sam-car...-fragile-state

Tries to address:

Despite continuing North-South tensions, intra-Southern fragility is now one of the most pressing concerns in Sudan, whether or not Khartoum is fuelling the flames of these insurrections. With independence due in just over two months, it needs addressing

[Polarbear]

The situation in teh Abey region is deteriorating dramatically, with bands of thugs attacking even the UN. Seems as if the wors prediction become reality...

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/25/wo...er=rss&emc=rss

[davidbfpo]

An interesting, sad report:

The first interviews with fleeing residents of this Sudanese border town make one thing clear: the regime in Khartoum knows exactly what it is doing.

Link:http://www.foreignpolicy.com/article...abyei?page=0,0

There also a direct counter-attack in the 'Comments'.

[Yurii_K]

Dear all,
Could you explain me who fight whom in S.Sudan now? I have my colleges there and I worry about their security (they are civilians).
Thank you.

[Chowing]

Originally Posted by Yurii_K

Dear all,
Could you explain me who fight whom in S.Sudan now? I have my colleges there and I worry about their security (they are civilians).
Thank you.

Her is a link to a RSS news feed of articles over the last month of fighting there. The feed will update itself continually. http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&gl...F-8&output=rss

[davidbfpo]

Aidan Hartley has been wandering around South Sudan and writes a short column. It ends with:

...I sip a cold brew from Juba’s brand-new brewery that is now selling to a people who have at last gained their liberty.

Link:http://www.spectator.co.uk/columnist...ild-life.thtml

Perhaps he is preparing a TV documentary?

[davidbfpo]

A humanitarian tragedy is unfolding in a remote corner of South Sudan, the world's newest nation – and one of its poorest -- as it prepares to celebrate its first anniversary of independence....Emergency teams admit to being overwhelmed by an influx of 120,000 refugees from fighting which continues to rage across the border in Sudan's Blue Nile State. The Khartoum government has been attacking African tribal groups who got trapped on the wrong side of a line on a map when the two countries split last July

Link:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...ail&utm_medium

Yes this post could go in the new Sudan 2012 thread, but sits better here.

More http://www.msf.org.uk/South_Sudan_Ap...ontent=websitedetails and a map on: