Salva Kiir

South Sudan President Says Sudan Has Declared War

AP | ALEXA OLESEN | Posted 04.25.2012

BEIJING — The president of newly independent South Sudan, in Beijing lobbying for economic and diplomatic support, told China's president on Tue...

Sudan and South Sudan: Oil and the Recent Border Clashes

Dana Wilkins | Posted 03.29.2012

Dana Wilkins

Any new deal must address the pervasive mistrust around the oil sector by guaranteeing transparency and independent verification in its implementation.

Over 100 Killed In Southern Sudan Fights

AP | MAGGIE FICK | Posted 05.25.2011

KAMPALA, Uganda — Two days of fighting in Southern Sudan between the region's army and a rebel faction killed 105 people, a southern army spokes...

China's Sudan Predicament

Joe Lauria | Posted 05.25.2011

Joe Lauria

Caught between its longstanding opposition to independence movements worldwide and its expanding economic interests, Beijing finds itself remarkably choosing to court a separatist government.

Salva Kiir: Sudan President's Main Rival To Meet With George Bush

The Guardian | Simon Tisdall | Posted 05.25.2011

A leading political rival of Omar al-Bashir, Sudan's embattled president, is to hold talks with President George Bush in Washington today, in what wil...

Defusing Sudan's Ticking Time Bomb

Susan Morgan | Posted 05.25.2011

Susan Morgan

Sudan's president has given the world loud and clear warning signs of his intent to commit more mass atrocities. This situation calls out for stepped up diplomacy and multilateral cooperation.