Sudan's president congratulates independent south

JUBA (Reuters) - Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir congratulated South Sudan on its independence on Saturday and called for good neighborly relations at a ceremony to mark the south's split from Sudan in the north. Sudan became the first nation to recognize the south on Friday, hours before the birth of the new state, a gesture of goodwill from the north which fought against secessionist forces for decades. Continue reading