Thursday, January 20, 2011

South Sudan Vote Overwhelmingly Favors Independence

Split From North Sudan Favored By South -- Washington Times

Difficult issues need to be resolved before Sudan secession made official

Officials in Sudan said Wednesday that early results for a referendum on splitting the country in two show that more than 98 percent of voters in and near the south's capital of Juba voted for independence from the north.

The referendum panel for Central Equatoria State posted its results for the weeklong voting, which ended Saturday, Associated Press reported. Southern President Salva Kiir urged southerners to wait to celebrate until complete results are announced in mid-February.

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More News On South Sudan

South Sudan eyes landslide to secede -- Yahoo News/AFP
Early data, poll show South Sudan backing independence -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Initial results: SSudan independence vote approved -- Washington Post/AP
Landslide Swells for Southern Sudan Independence -- Voice of America
Early data, poll show S.Sudan backing independence -- Reuters
54.60% of Voters in North, 98, 02% of Voters Outside the Country -- Sudan Vision

Sudan's Abyei region on edge after fierce fighting during vote -- Kansas City/McClatchy News
Roots of bitterness in Abyei threaten Sudan’s future -- Business Daily
Disputed grasslands of Abyei are Sudan's powder keg -- The National
In war-torn Sudan, Abyei could be a flashpoint -- Global Post
High-level meeting agrees on Abyei security -- Relief Web
Could Abyei dispute reignite Sudan war? -- BBC

Sudan's people deserve the credit for this success -- Nesrine Malik, The Guardian
Referendum for Sudan, Requiem for Africa -- Alemayehu G. Mariam, Huffington Post

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