President Kiir in Khartoum to discuss borders

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has arrived in Sudan to meet the president on a two-day trip aimed at resolving border disputes and discussing security issues.  Kiir was welcomed by his Sudanese counterpart Omar al-Bashir on Wednesday, according to AFP news agency.  South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in July 2011 after more than two […]

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has arrived in Sudan to meet the president on a two-day trip aimed at resolving border disputes and discussing security issues. 

Kiir was welcomed by his Sudanese counterpart Omar al-Bashir on Wednesday, according to AFP news agency. 

South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in July 2011 after more than two decades of civil war, the longest-running conflict in African history.

“There are a lot of agreements between us (Sudan and South Sudan), and now we have agreed to start implementing those agreements as they were signed,” Awad bin Auf, Sudan’s defence minister, told reporters after a meeting with an advance team from South Sudan on Sunday.