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SUDAN AND SOUTH SUDAN RESTORE TIES AFTER 11 YEARS, TO REOPEN BORDERS

SUDAN AND SOUTH SUDAN RESTORE TIES AFTER 11 YEARS, TO REOPEN BORDERS
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By Faith Nyasuguta 

After 11 years of not seeing eye to eye, Sudan and South Sudan have agreed to open their borders to each other.

This was publicized on Monday evening after a lengthy meeting between South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, according to information by President Kiir’s office. 

A press statement seen by Africa Equity Media further revealed that the diplomatic discourse convened in South Sudan’s capital Juba also ironed out the reopening of water transport.

“The two parties engaged in extensive talks and candid discussion on all aspects and fields of cooperation. The opening of four border crossing posts; Jebeleen-Renk, Meriam, Buram -Tumsah and Kharsana-Panakuac. The official launch will take place on October 1, 2021, by the two parties,” the joint press statement read.

During the reign of Omar Bashir, South Sudan and Sudan shut down the majority of the 2,000 borders – hitting traders and communities on either side of the disputed line.

The borders were shut in 2011 as relations slumped after the south broke away following a lengthy civil war, inheriting 75 per cent of the nation’s oil.

President Omar Hassan al-Bashir of Sudan in January 2016 demanded that his nation’s border with South Sudan be reopened, but that never lasted.

Ties restored between Sudan, South Sudan /Courtesy/
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    The two countries opening up the borders and reconciling will prove a rise and improvement in the economy in both countries. This is a good step

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