Sudan, South Sudan to take steps to lower oil tension

Sudan and South Sudan are prepared to take steps, brokered by the African Union, to try to avert an oil crisis between them amid accusations from both sides that the other is supporting insurgencies in their territories.

Sudan officially informed South Sudan on Tuesday that it would stop allowing its neighbour to export through its territory within two months unless Juba gave up support for insurgents operating across their shared border. (Reuters)