KHARTOUM (Reuters) - The African Union has asked Sudan to extend a deadline to halt oil flows to South Sudan, state-linked media said on Wednesday, in a last-ditch effort to keep crucial oil exports going.
Last month, Sudan said it would close two oil pipelines with South Sudan by August 7 unless Juba stopped supporting rebels operating across the shared border. South Sudan, which needs to export its oil trough the north, denies the accusation.
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