South Sudan Rebels Surrender in Oil-Rich North in Amnesty Deal

An estimated 3,000 South Sudanese rebels have surrendered and accepted an amnesty, a government official said on Friday, ending a long-standing insurgency in the oil-producing north of the country.
    
South Sudan’s government has been struggling to contain several insurgencies it claims are supported by its old civil war foe Khartoum since it gained independence from Sudan in July 2011. Sudan denies the claims.
    
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Source: VOA News: Economy and Finance


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