Two people were killed and eight were wounded when rebels shelled Kadugli, the capitol of Sudan's South Kordofan state, on April 12, Brecorder reported.

Sudanese President Omar al Bashir arrived in South Sudan on April 12 for his first visit since South Sudan became an independent country in 2011, Reuters reported.

Sudanese President Omar al Bashir on April 12 will visit South Sudan for the first time since that state's secession, following deals reached on oil and border security, al Bashir's spokesman said, Reuters reported April 9.

Sudan will begin shipping South Sudanese oil again by the end of May, AFP reported April 6, citing Sudan's official news agency SUNA.

Sudanese President Omar al Bashir will visit South Sudan during the week of March 31 for the first time since the two countries split in 2011, a Sudanese official said March 30, Reuters reported.

A March 26 battle between the South Sudanese military and rebels allegedly supported by Sudan left 143 rebels and 20 soldiers dead, AP reported March 28, citing South Sudanese military officials. The military captured an airstrip in the town of Okello that the South Sudanese government said had been used by Khartoum to transport weapons and ammunition to the Yau Yau rebels. Sudan and South Sudan have been struggling to resume oil production after territorial disputes and clashes along their shared border halted exports.

At least 20 South Sudanese soldiers were killed and 30 wounded in a clash with Yau Yau rebels, officials said March 21, Africa Review reported.

South Sudan and Sudan will resume pumping oil after reaching a deal negotiated in Ethiopia, the BBC reported March 12.

South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit ordered the army to pull out of a buffer zone area on the border with Sudan, an army spokesman said March 11, Reuters reported.