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Sudan 7 protests were killed over fuel prices turn deadly
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/ protesters were killed Wednesday, September 25 by fire from security forces who tried to disperse the rallies in Khartoum and Oumdourman, said the families of the victims and witnesses.
The Monde.fr with AFP | • Updated
This report brings to ten the number of people killed in Sudan since early Monday, protests caused by the government's decision to remove subsidies on fuel prices, following the suspension of state subsidies in part of a series of economic reforms.
Given the spread of disorder, the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum urged "all parties not to resort to force, and respect for civil liberties and the right to peaceful assembly ". The Sudanese authorities for their announced the closure of schools in Khartoum until September 30.
Internet connections were also disrupted in the capital, according to many users, but it was not possible to determine if it was a failure or a deliberate break from the authorities. Calls for protest against the government had been circulating on social networks .
In 2012, violent protests against the Bashir regime had taken place after the announcement of similar austerity measures, including increases of taxes and the price of oil .
Khartoum has lost billions of dollars in oil revenues since independence, there are two years of South Sudan , and has been hit by high inflation and difficultyfinancing imports.
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Turkey warns its citizens in Sudan | Diplomacy | World Bulletin
Turkey warns its citizens in Sudan
Turkish embassy in Sudan warned its citizens in Sudan over security concern.
World Bulletin / News Desk
Turkey has warned its citizens in Sudan over the security concern while anti-government protests are continuing in several cities. The Turkish embassy in Sudan has indicated to planned mass protests in country.
"Mass protests have been planned across Sudan, particularly in the capital city of Khartoum, in response to President Omar Al-Bashir’s announcement of new economic restrictions on the day of 22 September, which have been implemented as of 23 September.''
In the likelihood of the spread of ongoing street protests, it is requested that our citizens take note of the following instructions. Your safety and security is our utmost concern:
- Stay away from the protests, do not go to places where you know or have heard that protests are taking place.
- If you find yourself in a protest, immediately leave the area.
- If you see a protest anywhere or see/hear of one of our citizens being harmed, immediately inform the embassy via telephone, SMS message or mail.
- Continue to take precautions and follow the decisions made in security meetings."
Sunday, September 22, 2013
South Sudan Commissions New Oil Fields, Output Up By 26% - WSJ.com
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KAMPALA Uganda--South Sudan said Saturday that new oil fields in its Unity state had increased oil production by at least 26% as the landlocked nation steps up efforts to scale up oil flow, more than two weeks after reaching a deal with Sudan to end a long-standing oil export row.
Crude pumping from the new fields has increased the country's oil production to at least 240,000 barrels-a-day compared with 190,000 barrels-a-day two weeks ago, a major breakthrough in the country's efforts to restore full-scale output to 350,000 barrels by December, Petroleum Minister Stephen Dhieu Dau said.
A string of other new oil fields is expected to come on stream in the next few weeks, as the world's youngest nation steps up efforts to repair its ailing economy.
"New oil fields from the Unity state now produce around 30% of the crude," Mr. Dau said, adding that the bulk of oil production continues to be pumped from the Upper Nile state, near the eastern border with Ethiopia.
South Sudan hosts the third largest crude reserves from sub-Saharan Africa after Angola and Nigeria. South Sudan broke away from Sudan in July 2011 ending a two-decade civil war but it has to rely on pipelines and ports that straddle Sudan to export its crude.
Sudan and South Sudan have had stormy relations since the separation that appeared to worsen in June after Khartoum threatened to block exports from the South, accusing Juba of using oil revenues to back rebels. South Sudan denies the accusations. The presidents of the two countries agreed on a Chinese-mediated truce early this month, allowing South Sudan to scale up oil production, the source of its entire oil revenue. Sudan and South Sudan export nearly all their crude to refiners in Asia.
Write to Nicholas Bariyo at nicholas.bariyo@wsj.com
KAMPALA Uganda--South Sudan said Saturday that new oil fields in its Unity state had increased oil production by at least 26% as the landlocked nation steps up efforts to scale up oil flow, more than two weeks after reaching a deal with Sudan to end a long-standing oil export row.
Crude pumping from the new fields has increased the country's oil production to at least 240,000 barrels-a-day compared with 190,000 barrels-a-day two weeks ago, a major breakthrough in the country's efforts to restore full-scale output to 350,000 barrels by December, Petroleum Minister Stephen Dhieu Dau said.
A string of other new oil fields is expected to come on stream in the next few weeks, as the world's youngest nation steps up efforts to repair its ailing economy.
"New oil fields from the Unity state now produce around 30% of the crude," Mr. Dau said, adding that the bulk of oil production continues to be pumped from the Upper Nile state, near the eastern border with Ethiopia.
South Sudan hosts the third largest crude reserves from sub-Saharan Africa after Angola and Nigeria. South Sudan broke away from Sudan in July 2011 ending a two-decade civil war but it has to rely on pipelines and ports that straddle Sudan to export its crude.
Sudan and South Sudan have had stormy relations since the separation that appeared to worsen in June after Khartoum threatened to block exports from the South, accusing Juba of using oil revenues to back rebels. South Sudan denies the accusations. The presidents of the two countries agreed on a Chinese-mediated truce early this month, allowing South Sudan to scale up oil production, the source of its entire oil revenue. Sudan and South Sudan export nearly all their crude to refiners in Asia.
Write to Nicholas Bariyo at nicholas.bariyo@wsj.com
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