Sudan's Oil

Sudan has been at war with itself since it gained its independence in 1956. Last year the country broke into two, creating an Arab north and a non-Arab south. Unfortunately, the peace treaty that divided the country contained no concrete details about how oil revenues should be shared. Seventy-five percent of Sudan’s oil is located in the south. In in order to get that oil to market, though, the south must pump it through a pipeline that runs through northern territory to a port on the Red Sea. The two sides have been unable to agree on the terms of a resolution. Skirmishes and small proxy battles have been waged over the last number of months, but now, it seems, all-out war is looming.
- Read more about it here: NYTimes