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By Mohamed Vall in Africa on November 16th, 2009

As if the ever increasing tribal clashes in the south were not enough, political divisions among southern Sudanese are getting deeper by the day.

These divisions seem to pitch several small political formations, mainly reflecting tribal and ethnic entities in the south against the main political and military force, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement, SPLM.

Eight South Sudanese parties opposed to the SPLM, which rules the south and co-rules the whole of Sudan along with the National Congress Party (NCP), have met in Khartoum to discuss problems in southern Sudan as well as issues related to the implementation of the 2005 North-South Peace agreement.

By Mohamed Vall in Africa on September 13th, 2009

Political parties are already racing to strike up deals and create coalitions nearly 8 months ahead of next year's landmark presidential campaign in Sudan. 

But more interesting to note: all the traditional majority Arab opposition parietes in the north are vying for alliance with the southern Sudan Peopel's Liberation Movement! The aim: to be able to defeat the ruling National Congress Party and put and end to nearly 20 years of rule by the Islamic Salvation Front in the country. 

The Southern capital of Juba has seen a series of meetings between those parties and some of them have already entered alliances with SPLM.

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