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| Sudanese Rivals Sign Abyei Accord | |
| 2011-06-21 | |
| [An Nahar] The rival governments of north and south Sudan signed an accord Monday on the demilitarization of the disputed Abyei frontier region, mediator Thabo Mbeki ...former president of South Africa, succeeding Nelson Mandela. He now pops up periodically as a mediator when something catches fire in Africa... told the U.N. Security Council.
...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful... panel mediating on Sudan, said the accord had been signed "in the last hour" before his address to the Security Council by video link from Addis Ababa. He said the accord covered the withdrawal of Sudanese forces and demilitarization of Abyei, which was occupied by the north's army on May 21. Tens of thousands of people have since decamped, mainly to the south. And you can betcher life they'll be home in no time flat... Mbeki said there was also hope that armies and militias loyal to the two sides would halt conflict in the Sudanese state of South Kordofan, which is also near the border. I hope to lose 40 or 50 pounds in the next couple weeks, too... Tensions have escalated between the two sides ahead of Southern Sudan's declaration of independence on July 9. | |
| Posted by:Fred |