Well nobody saw that coming

The BBC report that:

'South Sudan's President Salva Kiir says Sudan has "declared war" on his country, following weeks of fighting along their common border.

Mr Kiir was speaking in China, which is a major buyer of oil from both countries but has long been an ally of Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir.'

Read the BBC report is there a word noticeable by its absence?

Yes, not a mention of the main reason why South Sudan wanted independence and the difference between the two countries... Islam.