Sudan Closes Border with Libya and Central Africa Republic

Sudan’s transitional government has ordered the immediate closure of the nation’s borders with Libya and Central African Republic at end of last week, citing unspecified security and economic “dangers”.   Sudan Source : en.wikipeadia.com A statement by the Sovereign Transitional Council says vehicles had been illegally crossing the borders from the two nations. And considering the internal unrest of both nations conflict they pose serious risk to the stability of Sudan. The announcement followed a meeting between the council and the government of South Darfur State, part of Sudan’s western Darfur region that has suffered from violence since 2003 when a conflict erupted between mainly non-Arab tribes and the Arab-led national government of ousted President Omar Hassan al-Bashir. Sudan has often complained about arms trafficked through its borders with Libya and Central African Republic. Conflicts in both nations have left their governments with little or no control of security over swathes of their territory. The statement did not mention Chad, which has another long border with Sudan’s Darfur region. This may be due to the fact that Chad and Sudan have security pacts in place and joint forces patrol the boundary.