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While South Sudan has not been its own sovereign country for a long time, [12] President Salva Kiir has established rapport with the United States. Then-U.S. President Barack Obama recognized South Sudan the day it declared independence from Sudan, [13] and U.S. President Donald Trump fostered relations with Kiir even before he won the presidency in 2016.
The United States established diplomatic relations with Sudan in 1956, following its independence from joint administration by Egypt and the United Kingdom. [5] After the outbreak of the Six-Day War in June 1967, Sudan declared war on Israel and broke diplomatic relations with the U.S. [6] Relations improved after July 1971, when the Sudanese Communist Party attempted to overthrow President ...
In September 2012, Sudan and South Sudan agreed a deal on border security and oil production to permit oil exports from South Sudan through Sudan to continue. [4] In May 2013, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir threatened again to block oil transits via Sudan if South Sudan continued to support insurgents in South Kordofan and Darfur. [5]
The main pipeline carrying oil from South Sudan through Sudan for export has been suffering stoppages since last month due to problems linked to the war between Sudan's army and the Rapid Support ...
The “unprecedented” conflict between Sudan’s army and rival paramilitary force now in its seventh month is getting closer to South Sudan and the disputed Abyei region, the U.N. special envoy ...
The U.S., Norway, and the UK are urging the government of South Sudan to withdraw its troops from the disputed region of Abyei amid violence in which at least 27 people have been killed in recent ...
See Iran-Sudan relations. Relations between Sudan and Iran have long been cordial due to their opposition to the State of Israel and extensive trade and diplomatic services existed between the two nations. In January 2016, Sudan severed relations with Iran, choosing instead to align itself with Saudi Arabia's isolation of Tehran. [158] Iraq
See Foreign relations of the United Kingdom. South Sudan established diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 9 July 2011. South Sudan maintains a embassy in London. The United Kingdom is accredited to South Sudan through its embassy in Juba. [186] The UK governed South Sudan from 1899 to 1956, when Sudan achieved full independence.