River transport is likely to resume soon between Sudan and South Sudan via Kosti river port, that was closed since in April 2012, when the two countries clashed over the Heglig oil fields.
The Director of the Nile Company for River Transport, Mohamed Motasim told Radio Tamazuj that the resumption of river transport between the two countries will strengthen the ties between the two Sudan’s.
Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir has donated 22,000 sacks of grain to the people of South Sudan. According to sources, the donation has already been uploaded on barges in Kosti, on its way to South Sudan.
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