( Read more... )

 Beijing has invested billions in the oil-rich country and may now have to step up to ensure stability prevails.
Donata Hardenberg Last Modified: 11 Jan 2011, Al-Jazeera


( Read more... )

20 January 2011, AllAfrica from "Sudan Tribune":
"Russia is willing to recognize an independent state in Southern Sudan if the results of 9 January referendum are accepted by the two governments north and south, said the special envoy of the President Dmitry Medvedev to Sudan.
On Wednesday, the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) declared ( Read more... )

( Read more... )

 South Sudan Referendum Was Fair, African Union Says
January 18, 2011, 10:30 AM EST ( Read more... )