South Sudan accuses North of insurgency


  1. Mugume D. Rwakaringi, AfricaNews reporter in Juba, Sudan
    There have been increased cases of fighting and insecurity in the soon to be new Nation of South Sudan after the just ended referendum. The South has accused their Northern Counterparts National Congress Party (NCP) of President Omar EL Beshir for sponsoring these insurgencies, AfricaNews has reliably established.
    SUDAN: Bashir says South Sudan not ready for split
    Meanwhile, Human Rights study has warn of more violence.

    Medical aid organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF say Fighting in western Upper Nile and northern Jonglei, South Sudan, during the weekend led to an influx of wounded people at Malakal hospital forcing many civilians to flee for their lives.

    In the past two weeks, fighting erupted in the oil rich region of Abyei inhabited by mostly the Ngok Dinka who have close ties with the South leading to deaths of over 100 people and forcing many to flee from their properties. Dinka tribe is the major tribe in the Southern Sudan.

    The ruling party however accuses the South ruling party Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) for wanting to “sabotage” their [Northern] activities.

    Salah Gosh, who is also a presidential adviser for security affairs, held a press conference in Khartoum and accused the South for sabotaging the Northern government’s activities.
    The South recently overwhelmingly voted to secede from the North but will have to wait until 9th July for the official declaration.

    The South accuses the North for also sponsoring the renegade former deputy Chief of Staff in South Sudan army, Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) Gen George Athor who waged war against the South after losing the 2010 Gubernatorial contest against SPLM Kuol Manyang whom he accuses for voter rigging.

    Gen. Athor who has since been given amnesty has conditioned a cancelation of the results hence a fresh elections but the Government of South Sudan has rejected this condition.

    Human Rights expert have indicated that over 200 people including women and children were reportedly killed and up to 20,000 have reportedly been displaced.

    Addressing Press in Juba this week the SPLM Genegarl Secretary and also a Minister in charge of Comprehensive Peace Agreement implementation Mr. Pagan Amun said the North wants to remove the South’s legitimate government.

    "We in SPLM have details of a plan by the NCP to overthrow the government of south Sudan before July," Amum accused the North.

    Before adding;"The NCP has been creating, training, supplying and arming militia groups in southern Sudan with the aim to destabilize and overthrow the government.”

    The embattled Sudanese President accepted the referendum results and promised to have the friendly relations with the South once south has become a new Nation. Sudan largely depends on oil much of which is extracted from the South.

    The independent study by Human Rights expert on the situation of human rights in the Sudan, Mr. Justice Mohamed Chande Othman, conducted from 6to 13 March 2011said the Human Rights Body is concerned about the increasing loss of lives, and displacements of civilians caused by criminality, cattle rustling, inter-communal violence, and fighting between the SPLA and militia groups.

    It concluded that lack of accountability and impunity associated with these incidents will continue to adversely impact on the peace, stability and security of the region.



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