Kiir and Bashir to hold oil talks in Khartoum

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

Sudanese President Omar Bashir and his South Sudan counterpart Salva Kiir will next week hold talks on oil production to rehabilitate their struggling economies.

A statement from the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (Igad) said the two leaders were expected to meet in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum.