Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir ordered the opening of his country’s border with South Sudan for the first time since the south’s secession in 2011, paving the way for better economic links between the two nations.
The border was closed in 2011 when relations deteriorated after the south seceded following a long civil war, taking with it three quarters of the country’s oil, estimated at 5 billion barrels of proven reserves by the US Energy Information Administration.
“President Omar al-Bashir issued a decree today ordering the opening of borders with the state of South Sudan and ordered the relevant authorities to take all measures required to implement this decision on the ground,” Sudan’s state news agency SUNA reported on Wednesday.
Michael Makuei Lueth, South Sudan’s government spokesperson, said the reopening of the border would boost economic ties.
“This is a positive move in a right direction because this is what will lead to the normalization of our relations with Sudan,” he told Reuters.
Khartoum accuses Juba, the capital of South Sudan, of backing a rebellion in its Darfur region and a separate but linked insurgency in Blue Nile and South Kordofan. South Sudan denies the allegations.
This is a good sign of forgiveness and healing.. lets all be one family because that is what the word of the Lord God commands us to do. Loving each other as we love ourselves. A great move, lets all other countries learn something from this.
I salute you for a great move. May peace reign between the two counties.
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