Juba — The stalling of the "cooperation agreements", though not surprising, has disappointed many people. Much hope had been pinned on this suite of post-independence deals, on both sides of the north-south divide.
When the presidents of both states signed the deals, on 27th September 2012, in Addis Ababa, it was expected that the partners would prioritise the implementation of the Demilitarised Buffer Zone and the resumption of South Sudan's oil export through Sudan's oil pipes, thus reducing border tensions and bringing much needed hard currency into both cash stripped economies.
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