Monday, July 4, 2011

US backs launch of new nation of southern Sudan, N-Sudan denies claims that it took CONTROL of Kufrah

DTN Libya Uprising: US backs launch of new southern Sudan \n (AFP)\n: AFP - The United States, a key broker ...

WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States, a key broker of the 2005 peace accords, is throwing considerable diplomatic and economic support behind the July 9 launch of the new state of southern Sudan, analysts say.Despite tight budget times, officials said, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) expects to maintain its level of development funding at between $250 million and $300 million a year."The commitment of the US government for development supporting this new country is really going to continue the way it was," a US government official told AFP on condition of anonymity, contradicting fears that the grossly underdeveloped region will slip off the international agenda after independence.

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