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Amid signs of turmoil, S Sudan says oil will flow

Following a lengthy Cabinet meeting, South Sudan's government spokesman said Wednesday that the country will continue to export oil through Sudan and that there had been only a temporary slowdown in production. Full story

Sudan dreams of becoming global sugar player

NEAR SOFIYA, Sudan (Reuters) - In a hangar-shaped factory hall in central Sudan a dozen workers rush to pack refined white sugar gushing from a funnel into paper bags to be loaded on three trucks parked outside. Full story

South Sudan cuts oil output citing problem with exports to Sudan

JUBA/KHARTOUM (Reuters) - South Sudan has almost halved its oil production due to a problem with oil exports to Sudan, it said on Tuesday, adding it suspected its rival had closed the cross-border pipeline in a possible sign of new friction between the neighbors. Full story

South Sudan army says retakes town from rebels in east

JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan's army has retaken an eastern town captured by rebels two weeks ago, a military spokesman said on Monday, in a conflict that has uprooted thousands of people and hampered government plans to explore for oil. Full story

Sudanese foreign minister to visit Juba on Friday

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's Foreign Minister Ali Ahmed Karti will visit South Sudan on Friday, state media said, the first high-level meeting between the neighbors since Khartoum accused Juba of supporting rebels who launched a major attack three weeks ago. Full story

Tired of economic crisis, Sudanese pack up to try their luck abroad

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - In a cramped government office in Khartoum, engineer Ahmed Taha and dozens of other Sudanese, lured by local newspaper adverts for jobs in the Gulf, sit waiting to get a permit to leave the country and work abroad. Full story

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Sudanese security pulls plug on Khartoum Web conference

Up to 40,000 flee rebel assault in central Sudan: U.N.

African Union calls for Sudan, South Sudan summit on Abyei

South Sudan rebels force army from eastern base and town

South Sudan resumes oil exports through Sudan

Ethiopian peacekeeper killed, two wounded in Sudanese clash

Tribal leader killed in Sudan's flashpoint Abyei region

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  Gun violence threatens the peace, stability of South Sudan

Activists are urging President Barack Obama to endorse the International Arms Treaty to stem violence around the world and stop the proliferation of guns in South Sudan. Actor and Oxfam global ambassador Djimon Hounsou and Ryan Offenheiser, president of Oxfam America, discuss.

  Sudanese players can play for high school

Several tall Sudanese players fight for the right to play on a Illinois high school team, win their case to play, and to continue with a high school education. NBC's Chris Clackum reports.

  Border clashes in Sudan

Sudanese supermodel and refugee advocate Alek Wek joins Melissa Harris-Perry to talk about political disputes and unrest over border agreements in South Sudan.

  The HIV/AIDS epidemic in Sub Saharan Africa

Melissa Harris-Perry and her guests discuss the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Sub Saharan Africa, and the global investments into the region.

  Sudanese refugee camps face overcrowding, flooding

The violence that has followed last year's division of Sudan has spawned a refugee crisis that aid workers say is the worst they have ever seen. Jonathan Miller, Channel Four Europe reports.

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