Bombs fell on towns in the Republic of South Sudan this week, less than a year after the country declared its independence from Sudan. At issue is a disputed border than runs through some of the region's richest oil fields. Robert Siegel talks with Jonathan Temin, director of the Sudan program at the U.S. Institute of Peace, about the history of the conflict.
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- Sudan refugees flee south to camps - The Guardian - 26/04/2012 08:00
- South Sudan leader cancels part of China trip - BusinessWeek - 26/04/2012 06:00
- South Sudan to Get Aid From China; No Oil Deal - New York Times - 26/04/2012 05:01
- In South Sudan, sanitation and hygiene education helps fight disease - UNICEF (press release) - 26/04/2012 00:00
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- South Sudan frees prisoners; clashes abate - Reuters - 25/04/2012 22:36
- South Sudan troubles not unique among new nations - Albany Times Union - 25/04/2012 18:10
- South Sudan troubles not unique among new nations - Ocala - 25/04/2012 18:00
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- South Sudan troubles not unique among new nations - Fox News - 25/04/2012 17:11
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