· November, 2010

Stories about Sudan from November, 2010

Sudan: Refugees ready to vote

Laura Heaton blogs about refugees taking part in referendum registration in Southern Sudan: “For the first time in their lives, 22,000 refugees are about to vote, and these seven will...

20 November 2010

Sudan: Abyei is not a shared area

Maggie writes about a new sign in Juba that reads, “Abyei is not a shared area. Nothing more to be compromised.” She writes: “…but a new sign in Juba speaks...

11 November 2010

Sudan: Photos from Miss Malaika 2010

Photos from the preliminary round of Miss Malaika 2010, a beauty pageant in Juba, Southern Sudan: “It was an enjoyable evening–in my view not because of the cat-walking and high...

11 November 2010

Sudan: Will Africa give birth to a new nation in 2011?

Will Africa give birth to a new nation in 2011? Southern Sudan will hold an a referendum on whether or not it should remain as a part of Sudan on 9 January 2011 as part of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the Khartoum central government and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement. A simultaneous referendum will be held in Abyei on whether to become part of Southern Sudan.

8 November 2010