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Africa Monitor
US official: Sudan's Abyei region unlikely to hold self-determination vote
Local journalists found greatly polarized opinions among Abyei's Ngok Dinka and Misseriya communities, a window into the tension surrounding next month's Abyei vote and a larger referendum on Sudanese unity.
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Africa Monitor
Sudan referendum faces new challenges while Darfur violence rises
The Enough Project provides a summary of recent developments related to the Jan. 9 Sudan referendum.
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Africa Monitor
Sudan referendum fuels tension in key border town of Abyei
Ethnic tensions rise as large numbers of displaced Ngok Dinka return to Abyei ahead of the historic Jan. 9 Sudan referendum.
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Africa Monitor
Uncertainty about Sudan referendum is not abating
International actions and the situation on the ground both indicate that people inside and outside Sudan do not yet know what will happen after the Sudan referendum on Jan. 9.
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Africa Monitor
Sudan referendum galvanizing refugees outside Sudan
Sudanese refugees who fled to Kenya are making preparations to vote in the upcoming Sudan referendum, even though they've moved outside the country's borders.
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Africa Monitor
Ahead of Sudan referendum, north and south are arming a border region
One of the most critical places for the Sudan referendum is Abyei, a border region that has to decide whether to join the north or south. Expecting a confrontation, both sides are arming the area.
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Africa Monitor
Sudan referendum voter registration kicks off
Voter registration for the upcoming South Sudan referendum began amid fears that large registration turnout could make it harder to reach the voter turnout threshold necessary for the referendum to be considered legitimate.
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Out of sticks, US offers Sudan a carrot to let South Sudan secede
The US offered this week to remove Sudan from the list of state sponsors of terror as early as the middle of next year if Sudan agrees to let South Sudan secede in a referendum in January.
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Africa Monitor
This just in: Sudan referendum may not lead to war
In an effort to keep readers clicking, editors and journalists may be making the climate of the Sudan referendum appear more dire than it actually is.
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Africa Monitor
Ban Ki-moon tells Sudanese political groups to not risk stalling South Sudan referendum
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called on the parties to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement to work through political differences so the negotiations ahead of the south Sudan referendum could begin.
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Africa Monitor
'Oil-rich' Abyei: Time to update the shorthand for Sudan's flashpoint border town?
Read any of the media coverage of Abyei and you’ll be hard-pressed not to find the phrase 'oil-rich' placed somewhere in front of the town’s name. But these days the accuracy of the journalistic short-hand is questionable.
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How a residency dispute in one key town could lead Sudan back to war
Weeks before semiautonomous South Sudan votes on whether to secede from Sudan, people in the flashpoint border town of Abyei are concerned that a residency dispute could reignite a decades-long civil war.
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Africa Monitor
African heads of state may be coming down on Sudan
A meeting between African heads of state was moved from Kenya to Ethiopia and has now been postponed. The warrant for Sudan President Bashir's arrest could be a factor.
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Africa Monitor
Midterm elections could give a boost to Africa – if the Democrats lose
Many in Africa have been disappointed with Obama. In a Republican Congress, Africa could become a bigger foreign policy priority.
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Africa Monitor
Without Sudan, it will be impossible to successfully confront the LRA
Sudan has not been included in meetings to discuss ways to fight back against the Lord's Resistance Army. This is a missed opportunity, says Ledio Cakaj, a guest blogger from the Enough Project.
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Africa Monitor
South Sudan uses oil money to maintain patronage networks
South Sudan, which remains less-developed than much of the north, is using revenue from its vast oil resources to shore up unity with local leaders, rather than development efforts.
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Africa Monitor
Conference gives glimpse of potential South Sudan state
A conference between South Sudan's political parties, civil society, and religious groups gave a look at what a future state in South Sudan might look like.
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Africa Monitor
UN Darfur visit could endanger locals it aims to protect
Guest blogger Laura Jones of the Enough Project questions whether the UN visit to Darfur, which was followed by the government's arrest of those the UN met with, hurt more than it helped.
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China dismisses UN report that Chinese bullets were used in Darfur
Chins has reportedly been trying to block publication of a United Nations report that says 11 different kinds of Chinese-made bullet casings have been found at the sites of attacks by government-allied militia in Sudan's Darfur region.
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Africa Monitor
Arresting LRA leader Joseph Kony is more complex than you think
Many assume the US knows where LRA leader Joseph Kony is, but multinational military and diplomatic engagement will be necessary to track him down – and even that might not be enough.
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Africa Monitor
South Sudan's ruling party mending ties with opposition
South Sudan's ruling party, SPLM, is trying to make amends with opposition groups in order to be more unified ahead of the January referendum.
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Africa Monitor
Sudan referendum will pose unique challenge in towns near future border
The upcoming Sudan referendum will pose a challenge for Renk, a town that is technically in south Sudan but is heavily influenced by north Sudan's culture and economy.
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Africa Monitor
George Clooney and the potential of celebrity power
Journalists tend to roll their eyes when a Hollywood star arrives in a refugee camp, calling for action. But when celebrities bring global attention to a distant and confusing conflict, and when they call for sensible diplomatic action, their star power may actually do some good.
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South Africa to join UN Security Council. Will it take lead on Africa conflicts?
South Africa is one of five countries elected by the United Nations on Tuesday to serve on the Security Council for two-year terms, beginning Jan. 1.
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Africa Monitor
Sudan referendum: Leaders meet to resolve problems in Abyei
The Sudan referendum could be derailed if issues in the border region Abyei are not addressed before the January vote.
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