Category Archives: Southern Sudan

Walid Phares: Iranian Influence Creeping into Sudan

Posted on January 24, 2011 by admin

From CBN: Results of a recent referendum vote on independence in Sudan are set to be announced next month. Preliminary numbers show more than 98 percent of voters in southern Sudan want independence from the north. But the country’s Arab … Continue reading →

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Future of Sudan’s Darfur uncertain post-referendum

Posted on January 24, 2011 by admin

From the AP: KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Years before Sudan’s south began casting votes for succession, the woes of Africa’s largest country were defined by the ethnic bloodshed in the western Darfur region. Now, international mediators and rights groups are … Continue reading →

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Russia Ready to Recognize South’s Independence

Posted on January 21, 2011 by admin

Via AllAfrica.com: Russia is willing to recognize an independent state in Southern Sudan if the results of 9 January referendum are accepted by the two governments north and south, said the special envoy of the President Dmitry Medvedev to Sudan. … Continue reading →

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“South Has Political ‘Roadmap’ for Post-Referendum Governance” – Vice President Riek Machar

Posted on January 21, 2011 by admin

Juba — Riek Machar, the Vice President of the emerging new independent state of South Sudan said the region has already prepared a “roadmap” for post-referendum governance, dismissing fears of political instability after independence. Nearly four million South Sudanese casted … Continue reading →

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Interview with leader of SPLA (South Sudan military)

Posted on January 21, 2011 by admin

James Hoth Mai (Gen), 51, chief of staff of Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA), has risen through the ranks since joining the movement, in 1983. When the SPLA introduced conventional rankings, in 2005, he was assigned major general deputy chief … Continue reading →

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Letter from Francis Deng to South Sudan President

Posted on January 21, 2011 by admin

Francis Deng is the United Nations Special Adviser for the Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities: H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit President of Southern Sudan Juba, Southern Sudan Dear Mr. President, I would like, in my personal capacity as a Sudanese, … Continue reading →

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Norway lauds referendum process

Posted on January 21, 2011 by admin

Press Release Date: January 18 2011 Referendum successfully held in Sudan “It has been a pleasure to witness the peaceful conduct of the referendum on the future status of Southern Sudan.  This was a complicated process, which has been prepared … Continue reading →

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ON THE GROUND: Timeline for the Aggregation and Declaration of Results

Posted on January 21, 2011 by admin

Letter from Larco Lomayatdit of South Sudan: Dear all, Greetings to you all the name of the Republic of South Sudan, I, brother Larco Lomayatdit; is one of Referendum Domestic Observers; who is following Referendum events closely.   I would like … Continue reading →

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“The Road Back from Abyei” by Douglas H. Johnson

Posted on January 21, 2011 by admin

Johnson was a member of the original Abyei Boundary Commission.  To download the whole essay in PDF format click here.  Excerpts below: Fighting broke out in and around the Abyei area just as voting in the Southern referendum began. No … Continue reading →

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ALERT: Khartoum clampdown on South Sudan media

Posted on January 21, 2011 by admin

From Reuters Africa: KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudanese security agents blocked the printing of a newspaper linked with the south’s main party, raising fears of a new wave of censorship, one of its editors said on Thursday. Staff at Ajras al-Huriya … Continue reading →

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