Essam Sharaf, Prime Minister of Egypt after the 2011 Egyptian revolution, made his first foreign visit to Khartoum and Juba in the lead-up to South Sudan's secession.
Essam Sharaf, premierminister i Egypten efter den egyptiske revolution i 2011, gjorde sit første udenlandske besøg i Khartoum og Juba i op til Sydsudans løsrivelse.