Monday, July 25, 2011

Economic War Between South Sudan And Sudan


S. Sudan: North's New Currency Is 'Economic War' -- Forbes/AP

JUBA, South Sudan -- A Southern Sudanese official on Monday accused northern Sudan of declaring "economic war" by issuing a new currency just weeks after the south's independence, a move that could leave the struggling new government with coffers full of useless currency.

On Sunday, the Khartoum-based northern government debuted its new currency. South Sudan began using its own currency nearly a week ago, following its July 9 independence. Both the new and old currencies are called pounds.

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More News On The Conflict Between North And South Sudan

Sudan launches new currency -- AFP
S. Sudan: north's new currency is 'economic war' -- AP
Sudan launches a new currency, following South Sudan -- BBC
S.Sudan says North wages economic war with oil fee -- Reuters
S.Sudan calls north transit fee "daylight robbery" -- Reuters
With its oil and resources, South Sudan no longer needs Museveni’s patronage -- The East African
South Sudan and Sudan: From “Economic” to Plain War? -- IBTimes
Sudan's Divorce: A Messy Business -- Gerald Woels, International Affairs Review
Sudan: Prelude to Conflict? -- Zachary Fillingham, Geopolitical Monitor

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