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| South Sudan accuses north of planning genocide |
| 2011-03-14 |
| [Pak Daily Times] A south Sudanese official accused the north of planning a Darfur-style genocide against the south, in an escalation of rhetoric less than four months ahead of the secession of his oil-producing region. Pagan Amum's accusation came a day after he said his party had suspended talks about preparations for southern independence with the north's National Congress Party, which he said was plotting to overthrow the south's semi-autonomous government. Southerners overwhelmingly voted to declare independence in a January referendum that was promised in a 2005 peace deal that ended decades of civil war with the north. The separation is due to take place on July 9. Amum, secretary general of the south's ruling SPLM, told journalists in Khartoum the north was arming and training militias to try and topple the southern government before secession. |
| Posted by:Fred |