Voter Turnout Passes Key Mark

Joseph Kiheri

Jubilant Sudanese nationals march in Nakuru, Kenya, on January 8 ahead of the January 9 referendum.

Sudan: Key Referendum Threshold Already Reached

Sudan Tribune, 12 January 2011

A senior official from the south's ruling Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) has said the 60% voter-turnout required by law for the self-determination referendum to be… Read more »
Sudan: Huge Turnout On Second Day of Voting in Referendum

RFI, 10 January 2011

Thousands of south Sudanese have turned out to vote on the second day of the landmark referendum on independence. In a repeat of scenes on Sunday, huge queues formed outside… Read more »
Sudan: Millions Vote in South's Independence Referendum

Nation, 10 January 2011

Millions of Southern Sudanese on Sunday turned up in large numbers to vote in a referendum that could see the region become Africa’s youngest state. Read more »
Sudan: Southerners Flock to Polls for Independence Vote

Sudan Tribune, 9 January 2011

Southern Sudanese have flocked to the polling stations across the country to cast their votes in an emotional exercise on the future of the semi-autonomous region that is widely… Read more »
Sudan: Referendum - Decision Day for Sudan

Monitor, 9 January 2011

Southern Sudan today goes to vote in a historic referendum to decide whether to split from the north, with the Chairman of the Southern Sudan Referendum Board, Justice Chan Reec… Read more »

Sudan: Stakes High in What Might Be Africa's 55th State

IPS, 7 January 2011

South Sudan is memorable for unbearably high heat, persistent noise from the generators that help cool the temperatures and glaring poor infrastructure. Read more »
Sudan: World Focuses on South's Independence Vote

Nation, 7 January 2011

Southern Sudanese will Sunday begin voting in a referendum to determine whether or not their region remains part of Africa's largest country. Read more »
Sudan: Kiir Rules Out Return to War

Nation, 8 January 2011

Southern Sudanese President Salva Kiir has ruled out a return to war with the North irrespective of the outcome of his region's independence referendum which begins today. Read more »
Sudan: Bashir Rules Out Dual Citizenship for Southerners

Sudan Tribune, 7 January 2011

The Sudanese president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir on Friday made it clear that there is no prospect for Southerners living in the North to have dual citizenship if the referendum vote… Read more »
Sudan: Post-Referendum Security Scenarios for South Sudan

ISS, 8 January 2011

The 9th of January 2011 will be a momentous day for all southern Sudanese people. After 22 years of civil conflict between north and south Sudan the country will hold a referendum… Read more »
Sudan: Barack Obama Writes on South's Referendum

America.gov, 8 January 2011

In an op-ed article published January 8 by the New York Times, President Obama discusses the opportunity presented to the people of southern Sudan by the referendum that begins… Read more »
Sudan: Payne Calls for Peace and Security as South Sudan Takes Historic Vote

U.S. Congress, 8 January 2011

Today, ahead of the January 9, 2011 referendum on self-determination for Southern Sudan, Congressman Donald M. Payne, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Africa, Global… Read more »

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