International representatives and high officials spoke on their hopes for the newest state, South Sudan, amidst all-night celebrations in the capital for their official secession
Mausoleum in their capital, Juba yesterday, replacing the Sudanese (...)
Speaking to Ahram Online, Shan Rig, the chairman of the Southern Sudan Referendum for Self-determination Committee, confirmed that “After counting the vote in polling stations located in remote areas, the turnout will exceed 60 per cent."
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Rebecca Kadi Lourborunq, believed to be the oldest woman in southern Sudan at 115 years of age, voted in the Sudan referendum on Thursday.
Lourborunq who was wearing a white dress and was seated in a wheel chair, cast her ballot in Juba with the (...)
The issue of name is no longer just a dilemma for the new state of South Sudan. Rather, the shadow has spread to the North where some circles in the capital Khartoum have begun to call for a change of the name Sudan which carries racial undertones (...)
The second day of south Sudan's referendum transpired with little friction as long lines of voters queued patiently in front of polling centres. The atmosphere was calm yet festive with musical bands touring the streets of Juba, chanting and waving (...)
The southern Sudan government is accusing President Omar Al-Bashir's government of igniting a war in the Abyei region, a top southern official said.
At least 36 people died on Monday in clashes between the nomadic Misseriya tribe and the Ngok (...)
Voter turnout in the ten southern Sudanese cities hit 20 per cent on the first day of Sudan's referendum while in the northern cities figures reached 14 per cent, sources in the Southern Sudan Referendum for Self-determination Committee told Ahram (...)
Voters in Juba turned out in high numbers, lining up hours ahead of the start of the referendum set for 8 AM Sunday. According to the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM), 90 per cent of the 4 million registered voters are expected to cast (...)
A few minutes after the polling station opened its doors, John Oren hurried to cast his ballot in South Sudan's secession referendum that commenced today.
Oren had been waiting all night in front of the station with hundreds of others who (...)
The south Sudanese go to the polls today to decide on whether they should stay within a united Sudan or have their own an independent state. Judging by the mood in Juba, secession is the likely outcome.
A five-hour rally by the Sudan People's (...)
Activities throughout the five hour festival all incited secession. Lifting high a large poster with symbol of partition drawn in grand size, sound effects were put together directed to the same end.
The whole mood was hysterical, like a carnival (...)