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Sudan Hopes Gold Refinery Can Replace Oil Income Lost After South Sudan Secession

In an attempt to recoup the income Sudan lost when South Sudan seceded last year—and took three-quarters of Sudan’s oil production with it—Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has opened the nation’s first gold refinery. Officials say it immediately becomes one of Africa’s largest gold plants, eventually hoping to challenge the Rand Refinery in South Africa in [...]