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Sudanese government cracks down on remaining southern sympathizers
Despite hopes of pluralism, Sudan's government is cracking down on Sudan People's Liberation Movement members who stayed behind when South Sudan seceded.
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Africa Monitor
North Sudan's post-independence conflict spreads to Blue Nile state
The leader of the northern arm of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement says the growing conflict is "about democracy and transformation," not land.
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Local election in northern Sudan deepens North-South rift
Northern Sudan's ruling party candidate won a gubernatorial election over a candidate from South Sudan's ruling party in a vote that party rejected as fraudulent.
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Africa Monitor
Africa election outlook: Key issues in 6 upcoming elections
The next two weeks will include a slew of elections on the African continent. Guest blogger Alex Thurston takes a look at the issues at play in some of the polls.
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Africa Monitor
Relations between North and South Sudan deteriorating amid rebel violence
Violence in towns along Sudan's north-south border has prompted a flurry of accusations that are setting a poor stage for the country to peacefully split this summer.
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South Sudan's accusations of northern interference stoke tensions
South Sudan's charges that Khartoum is arming rebel movements to destabilize the future independent country could further strain between the historic rivals.
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Africa Monitor
In Sudan, protests met with violent government response
The response of Sudan's government to Egypt-inspired protests last week shows it will go to great lengths to maintain control over its remaining territory.
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Africa Monitor
Sudan's protests triggered by long-term economic, political frustrations
The protests in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, were against politics as usual, not only the government of President Omar al-Bashir.
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South Sudan upbeat amid vote, but threat of border violence casts shadow
Lines were long on the peaceful second day of voting in South Sudan's independence referendum. But concerns rose over clashes in the Abyei region, along the north-south border.
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Sudan's Bashir softens tone in rare visit to semiautonomous South
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir said Tuesday that he would 'celebrate' South Sudan's decision on whether to secede after its Jan. 9 referendum on the issue.
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After Sudan vote on partition, Obama cannot rest
The US helped quell the deadly conflict in Africa's largest country. After the Jan. 9 referendum on sucession in south Sudan, President Obama can't afford to let fighting resume.
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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
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
South Sudan referendum, by the numbers
The South Sudan referendum, when southern Sudanese will vote whether to become independent of Sudan, is getting closer. Below is a number of statistics that illustrate how difficult the logistics will be.
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Africa Monitor
Preparations for a vote on Sudan's border region are stalled
While plans for South Sudan referendum move forward, preparations for a vote on Abyei, a contested border region that could join South Sudan, are making little headway.
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South Sudan referendum plans seem shaky
The South Sudan referendum scheduled for January could be delayed because important issues between South Sudan and the Sudanese government remain unresolved.
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Africa Monitor
Obama amps up intervention to prevent Sudan war
President Obama’s meeting with Sudanese leaders this week will set the stage for whether this US administration is seen as a credible arbiter between rivals in the north and south of Sudan.
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Africa Monitor
Any good news today from South Sudan?
Negotiations are progressing slowly on an upcoming referendum to determine if South Sudan will become a independent nation, with little progress over how to share the region's oil wealth.
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Africa Monitor
UN Gears up for the South Sudan Referendum
Much is riding on the South Sudan independence referendum scheduled for January 2011. The outcome of vote could spark a new conflict. Journalist Maggie Fick visits a contentious southern district to watch preparations.
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India sends more troops to quell Kashmir protests
India has ordered an additional 1,900 paramilitary forces to quell the Kashmir protests in a bid to boost security before addressing political problems.
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Five years after death of John Garang, a divided Sudan wonders: What if?
Thousands gathered today at the grave of Sudan leader John Garang de Mabior, who was killed July 30, 2005, after signing a peace deal between North and South. Would Sudan still be divided if the tenacious rebel was still alive?
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Omar al-Bashir, fresh off press crackdown in Sudan, defies ICC in visit to Chad
Sudan President Omar al-Bashir today flew to Chad on his first visit to a full member of the International Criminal Court (ICC) since his arrest warrant was issued. He left amid a severe crackdown on press freedoms at home.
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Sudan election problems: few enough to be legitimate?
As voting ended today in Sudan's election, voters in the south complained about being unable to find their names on the voter rolls. Jimmy Carter says the election is a major stepping stone in the peace process.
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In Pictures: Sudan elections
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Bashir: The only choice left in Sudan elections
In the Sudan elections that should have offered a choice between unity or southern secession, political Islam or secular governance, only President Omar Al-Bashir's party is running. Twelve parties are boycotting the vote.
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