Sudan:   U.S. Reported Divided Over Independence Vote

East African, 23 August 2010

With less than four months until South Sudan's scheduled referendum on secession, the Obama administration as well as advocacy groups in Washington appear uncertain as to what… Read more »

Sudan:   All Eyes on South as It Prepares for Vote on Independence

Nation, 21 August 2010

Following the successful conduct of Kenya's referendum on the constitution and Rwanda's presidential elections, the region and the world's focus now shifts to Sudan's January… Read more »

Sudan:   Is Secession of South Wise?

Citizen, 21 August 2010

When former Sudanese First Vice President and rebel leader John Garang died in a helicopter crash only months after the signing of the January 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement… Read more »

Sudan:   Referendum Will 'Increase Humanitarian Needs'

UNIRIN, 19 August 2010

Humanitarian needs in Southern Sudan, where some 4.3m people already need food assistance and fewer than one in 10 earns more than US$1 a day, are likely to escalate after next… Read more »

Sudan:   Churches Say Independence Referendum Must Go Ahead

ENI, 19 August 2010

Former World Council of Churches general secretary, the Rev. Samuel Kobia, says a planned January 2011 referendum for Southern Sudan must go ahead in order to prevent the region… Read more »

Sudan:   Southern Youth Ready for Independence

CISA, 13 August 2010

The youth of Lakes State in South Sudan have expressed their readiness to vote for separation at the forthcoming referendum. Read more »