Violence continues as South Sudan prepares for independence

Sudan's defence minister yesterday accused anti-government fighters of trying to create "a
second Benghazi" in the border state of Southern Kordofan.

The Libyan coastal city of Benghazi is the seat of power for rebels trying to oust the country's leader Muammar Gaddafi.

North Sudan's military has been fighting southern-aligned groups in Southern Kordofan for more than two weeks, raising tensions as the south prepares to secede on July 9.

John Ashworth is Sudan advisor to the Southern African Bishops Conference, he says that Khartoum’s military manoeuvres are of concern but that independence will go ahead: Listen