Souring North-South Relations

October 2007 | Risk Summary

There was a deterioration of relations between the Federal Government and the Government of South Sudan during October, as the dominant force in the south, the former rebel Sudan People's Liberation Army, withdrew ministers from the Federal Government. The former rebels took this move amid what it sees as foot-dragging by the Federal Government over demarcating a North-South boundary and releasing political prisoners. At the same time, Vice President Ali Osman Mohamed Taha accuses the South of a military build-up. Against this backdrop, relations between the two entities are likely to remain strained over the medium term, yet without any

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