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Rebel gains on the eastern front, bordering Ethiopia, now threaten business interests crucial to the National Islamic Front regime. The local Sudan People’s Liberation Army commander, Malik Agar, claims that a Chinese-run mine his troops overran last dry season is now yielding gold worth US$100,000 a year. The next target is the Adar-Yale oilfield, which the SPLA has surrounded....

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Ethiopia, Malik Agar,, Chinese, Qatar, Norwegian, Britain, Alan Goulty, United States, Lillian, Craig Harris

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