

A child picks up flags left behind after candidate Salva Kiir hosted an election rally in Juba, Sudan, on April 9. The people of Southern Sudan cast ballots in a national election for the first time in more than two decades on April 11. Sudan's elections commission on April 12 announced a two-day extension to the voting after many voters experienced delays. Jerome Delay/AP
A woman casts her vote in Zam Zam, a camp for internally displaced persons, in Darfur, Sudan, on April 11. Albert Gonzalez Farran/UNMIS/AP
Voters look for their names on a list posted outside a polling station in Hajj Yusuf camp for internally displaced persons on April 12. Mohamed Nureldin/Reuters
A supporter of the southern Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) attends a demonstration near the group's headquarters on April 4 ahead of Sudan's elections on April 11. Zohra Bensemra/Reuters
A group of elections observers take notes at a polling station on the second day of voting in Juba, Sudan, on April 12. Pete Muller/AP
Former President Jimmy Carter (ctr.) speaks with a polling official at a station outside Juba, Sudan, on April 13. Carter's organization, The Carter Center, deployed a team of observers for the elections. Widespread problems with voting prompted authorities to extend the voting period. Pete Muller/AP
A Southern Sudanese woman prepares to vote at a polling station in a tent in Juba, Sudan, on April 11. Jerome Delay/AP
Sudanese refugees ride donkeys during a sandstorm at the entrance to the Zam Zam refugee camp on the outskirts of El Fasher in Darfur, Sudan, on April 13. Nasser Nasser/AP
Southern Sudanese men wait to vote at a polling station outside Juba, Sudan, on April 13. Each item in the line at center represents an individual who plans to return as soon as the polling station opens. Pete Muller/AP
An internally displaced boy rides a bicycle with a campaign poster for candidate President Omar al-Bashir at Miyou camp in Khartoum, Sudan, on April 12. Mohamed Nureldin/Reuters
A Sudanese refugee woman fills in her voting form at a polling station at Zam Zam camp for internally displaced persons in Darfur, Sudan, on April 12. Nasser Nasser/AP
Supporters of current Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir gather during the last closing campaign rally of the National Congress Party at Sayim Deema Mosque in the town of Omdurman in Khartoum State, Sudan, on April 9 ahead of Sunday's elections. Mohamed Nureldin/Reuters
Sudanese representatives of various candidates sit as observers at a polling station on the second day of Sudan's elections in Khartoum on April 12. Amr Nabil/AP
An internally displaced woman washes her hands with water at a polling station in Zam Zam camp for internally displaced persons in Darfur, Sudan, on April 13. Zohra Bensemra/Reuters
A Sudanese voter shows his stained finger after voting in Khartoum, Sudan, on April 11. Amr Nabil/AP
A woman casts her vote on April 11 in Khartoum, Sudan. Amr Nabil/AP
Sudanese children in Juba, Sudan, participate in a prayer service April 10, on the eve of Sudan's first elections in decades. Jerome Delay/AP
Voters check their names on the election list at a polling station located at a school in El-Fasher in Darfur, Sudan, on April 11. Nasser Nasser/AP
Sudanese women wait outside a polling station before voting in Omdurman, Sudan, on April 12. Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters