A few days after the proclamation of the independence vote, a government member has been killed in southern Sudan. Agriculture Minister Lemi Milla died in his office in Juba. Apparently he was shot by a driver of the Ministry. Juba - A southern Sudanese minister has been shot dead in his ministry building in the capital Juba.
An army spokesman told the British broadcaster BBC, was said to Jimmy Lemi Milla, Minister for Rural Development and Cooperation. A driver who worked for the Ministry, had resorted to arms and Lemi Milla killed. Also, a security guard was shot in front of the building accordingly. The driver then addressed itself The motive of the murder is still unclear.
End of January, the southern Sudanese had voted by an overwhelming majority for independence of their country, the result was announced on Monday solemnly. Almost 99 percent of voters were in favor of the disengagement from the Muslim north - on 9 i will be carried out the separation. The EU and the U.S.
have pledged their support. It would let the oil-rich southern Sudan in five months break away from the north. If the process continues as planned, the southern Sudan, becoming the youngest country in the world. How hot is this is still unknown. However, many previously contentious issues still need to be clarified, including the demarcation of borders, distribution of oil and the status of the disputed region of Abyei.
The South is mainly inhabited by Christians and followers of indigenous beliefs, while the north is dominated Muslim. Even before the founding of the new government faces big problems: The infrastructure must be built, there are in the southern part of Sudan, hardly any doctors or teachers.
The future government of Southern Sudan has one of the most backward countries of the world bring in a few years to at least average African level. The referendum had been agreed in the peace treaty of 2005 in Khartoum after a decade-long civil war. In the clashes were at least two million people died.
In the north of the country had 60 percent according to official figures of the people involved in the referendum. 58 percent of them had voted for the independence of the South.
An army spokesman told the British broadcaster BBC, was said to Jimmy Lemi Milla, Minister for Rural Development and Cooperation. A driver who worked for the Ministry, had resorted to arms and Lemi Milla killed. Also, a security guard was shot in front of the building accordingly. The driver then addressed itself The motive of the murder is still unclear.
End of January, the southern Sudanese had voted by an overwhelming majority for independence of their country, the result was announced on Monday solemnly. Almost 99 percent of voters were in favor of the disengagement from the Muslim north - on 9 i will be carried out the separation. The EU and the U.S.
have pledged their support. It would let the oil-rich southern Sudan in five months break away from the north. If the process continues as planned, the southern Sudan, becoming the youngest country in the world. How hot is this is still unknown. However, many previously contentious issues still need to be clarified, including the demarcation of borders, distribution of oil and the status of the disputed region of Abyei.
The South is mainly inhabited by Christians and followers of indigenous beliefs, while the north is dominated Muslim. Even before the founding of the new government faces big problems: The infrastructure must be built, there are in the southern part of Sudan, hardly any doctors or teachers.
The future government of Southern Sudan has one of the most backward countries of the world bring in a few years to at least average African level. The referendum had been agreed in the peace treaty of 2005 in Khartoum after a decade-long civil war. In the clashes were at least two million people died.
In the north of the country had 60 percent according to official figures of the people involved in the referendum. 58 percent of them had voted for the independence of the South.
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- South Sudan minister shot dead - Xinhua (09/02/2011)
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