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The Seed of the New Sudan was planted when the erstwhile enemies in Abyei made a local peace deal amidst several historic local peace deals in the South. Soon after, the parties to the national conflict signed the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) on January 9, 2005. This agreement promises to bring a just and lasting peace, yet peace cannot truly be comprehensive until it includes Darfur, Beja and Nubia.
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Sudan is located in northeastern Africa. Sudan is bordered by the Red Sea, Egypt and Libya to the north, Chad and Central African Republic to the west, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and Kenya to the south, and Ethiopia and Eritrea to the east.
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Sudan's economy is based primarily on agriculture which accounts for about 80% of the work force. Most of the remaining 20% work in industry to support the agricultural sector. Because this economy is so dependant on agriculture, the low rainfall commonplace in the past few years has seriously hampered the economy, pushing unemployment to about 30%. Sudan's large foreign debt and deteriorating international relations have limited foreign investment and hindered the development of the nonagricultural sector. Contrary to most trends, but met with much skepticism is the international interest in developing Sudan's Oil industry. Sudan is thought to have oil reserves similar to those of Saudi Arabia, but most of that oil lies in south-central Sudan, in the middle of the civil war, making it a potential resource for the north or the south.
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March 22, 2007: South Sudan's president, Salva Kiir, once again called on Darfurian rebels to come to south Sudan. Kiir wants the Darfur rebels to reach a "consensus" political position. Once that is achieved, Kiir argues that useful peace talks can begin with the Sudan government in Khartoum. Kiir wants to have what he calls an "all Darfur conference" in Juba, Sudan, sometime in April.
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After visiting Sudan, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon declares that Darfur suffers from a humanitarian, political and environmental crisis, and the international community should address the root causes of the conflict. The Secretary General ... remarked that to deal with Darfur efficiently, the UN must not neglect South Sudan and the peace agreement signed two years ago. He does not see a possibility for peace without the fulfillment of all the country's basic needs. Although the UN Security Council approved 26,000 peacekeepers in the region, “no peacekeeping mission can succeed without a peace to keep.” (Washington Post)
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Sudan's political history has been unstable. Gen. Muhammad Nimeiri, who seized control in the 1970s, was deposed in 1985. In 1989 another military coup, led by then-Col. Omar al-Bashir, toppled the elected government. The military dictatorship, so far, has been incapable of stopping the civil war. Indeed its intensity rose with the discovery and exploitation of oil fields in the south.
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