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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Friday paid tribute to a Ugandan human rights coalition working for gay rights, hours after a brief stop in Juba where she called for a compromise deal between the rival two Sudans.

The two Sudans must strike an urgent compromise deal to end bitter disputes and resume oil production, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday, warning the newly separated nations they "remain inextricably linked."

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in South Sudan's capital Juba Friday, the highest-ranking US official to visit the world's newest nation, which split from former civil war foe Sudan last year.

Defence ministers from Sudan and South Sudan met on Monday to discuss border security following weeks of deadly fighting along their disputed frontier, even as reports of violence continued.

Top negotiators from foes Sudan and South Sudan prepared Tuesday for their first face-to-face meeting in peace talks since brutal border fighting last month took them to the brink of all-out war.

African Union mediators Sunday redoubled their efforts to kickstart crisis talks between Sudan and South Sudan after fresh fighting that Khartoum accuses Juba of backing.

Top Sudanese security officials flew to Addis Ababa on Saturday for crisis talks after a delay threw negotiations into uncertainty following fresh fighting allegedly backed by South Sudan.

Top Sudanese security officials arrived in Addis Ababa on Saturday for crisis talks after a delay threw negotiations into uncertainty following fresh fighting allegedly backed by South Sudan.

Top Sudanese security officials headed to crisis talks in the Ethiopian capital on Saturday after a delay threw negotiations into uncertainty following fresh fighting allegedly backed by South Sudan, the foreign ministry said.