Trade Boost: South Sudan, Sudan to re-open border
SETH ONYANGO, BIRD Sudan and South Sudan will reopen their borders on October 1 for the first time in 11 years, in a deal expected to re-calibrate trade between the two states and usher in a new diplomatic dawn for the erstwhile foes. Sudan's reformist Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and South Sudan President Salva Kiir said in a joint statement last week that their borders will be opened at four crossings to allow free movement of goods and people. These are Buram–Timsah in Western Behr El Ghazal state, Meram—Wanjok in Northern Behr El Ghazal State, Jebelain Renk in Upper Nile…