South Sudan: East - West Tussle for Oil 'Sparked South Sudan War'

May 16, 2014 | Ramadhan Rajab, AllAfrica
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STRUGGLE between the Western and Eastern countries over control of oil fields in Southern Sudan is behind the ongoing conflicts in the country, South Sudan's minister for information and broadcasting Michael Makuei has said.

Speaking in Nairobi yesterday, the minister who also doubles up as the spokesperson for Government of Southern Sudan, said some Western countries are trying to push out President Salva Kiir's government so as to install "a friendly" regime.