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South Sudan accuses Khartoum of ‘looting’
A soldier stands next to the infrastructure of a field processing facility in Unity State, South Sudan. Photo/AFP
Posted Sunday, January 22 2012 at 15:57
In Summary
Why the divorce between the two countries has continued to be frosty, months later
· Juba and Khartoum separated in July 2011.
· Blue Nile became the scene of an armed conflict between the Sudanese government and the SPLM-N in September 2011, three months after a similar conflict erupted in South Kordofan state, mainly in the Nuba Mountains.
· Khartoum accuses Juba of supporting the rebel groups in a proxy war over the control of Abyei area and other disputed border regions.
· Juba accuses Khartoum of backing the rebel groups in the South Sudan to undermine the political stability in the newly independent republic.
Failure to reach an agreement between Juba and Khartoum over a transit fee is said to have prompted the latter to seize part of the oil as compensation.
Khartoum has been demanding $23 per barrel transported through the pipeline while Juba has offered $1.
Additional Reporting by Machel Amos in Juba
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They should start plans on moving the oil by rail through uganda and into kenya via pipeline or still rail. This adds a lot of steps, but a pipeline is the method of choice because it is cheaper. However, with the fee being asked for, rail becomes a cheaper method. They can build a rail line within 1 -2 years. This will also help industrialize the country. Actually with the fee being asked for they could even move the oil by road. Still cheaper.
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