[Montréal, Québec, Canada -5°C] There are only four days remaining until Southern Sudan’s January 9 self-determination referendum begins its 7 days of voting. According to a Sudan Tribune article posted on AllAfrica, a total of 3.9 million people have registered to vote. Numbers released by the Southern Sudan Referendum Commission (SSRC) a few days ago [...]
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Sudan 2010 Year in Review Before January 9 Referendum
[Montréal, Québec, Canada 4°C] In 9 days, southern Sudanese are heading to the polls in a self-determination referendem to decide whether or not to establish Africa’s newest independent country. Last year was a landmark year, the last in the CPA’s six-year interim period which leads to the January 9, 2011 referendum. Below is a Sudan [...]
Southern Sudan Referendum Rules for Out-of-Country Registration & Voting
[Montréal, Québec, Canada 10°C] Registration for Southern Sudan’s self-determination referendum begins today and continues until December 1, 2010. According to the Southern Sudan Referendum Commission (SSRC) website, registration and voting centers have been established in 8 countries “with the largest numbers of Southern Sudanese living outside Sudan.” The countries are Australia, Canada (Toronto and Calgary), [...]
Radio Miraya journalist arrested in Yei, Sudan
by Akim Mugisa courtesy SudanVotes As the Referendum approaches it is a busy time for Sudan’s media houses – and a tense time with many political interests at stake. Miraya FM journalist Isaac Moro, while working in Yei, was wrongly mistaken for Khartoum Government spy, and arrested. A senior radio journalist working with Foundation Hirondelle [...]
The Waiting Room: Sudan at a crossroad
[Montréal, Québec, Canada 18°C] Sudan is indeed at a crossroad. On January 9, 2011, Southern Sudanese are expected to participate in a self-determination referendum that will determine whether the South will separate from the rest of Sudan and become Africa’s newest independent country. No small feat for a population that was at war for over [...]
