[Montréal, Québec, Canada -12°C] Yesterday, February 7, 2011, official final results from the self-determination referendum were released by the Southern Sudan Referendum Commission and the Southern Sudan Referendum Bureau, with the details outlined on the Southern Sudan Referendum 2011 graphic below: As expected, a near unanimous choice for independence was cast by the more than [...]
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Unresolved Issues between Northern & Southern Sudan: Podcast
[Montréal, Québec, Canada -8°C] On the third day of referendum voting by the Southern Sudanese, to decide whether or not they want independence for the southern region of Africa’s largest country, issues still remain unresolved between the Sudanese NCP government and the semi-autonomous SPLM Government of Southern Sudan. According to the Southern Sudan Referendum Commission, [...]
Maps Help Understand Regional Differences During Sudan Referendum
[Montréal, Québec, Canada -9°C] As Southern Sudanese vote during the second day of the week long self-determination referendum to determine whether or not southern Sudan becomes Africa’s newest independent country, maps help understand the differences between the north and the south other than the most often used and limited descriptions: “mostly Arab and Muslim north [...]
Southern Sudan: Oil Exploitation vs Wildlife Protection
[Montréal, Québec, Canada -2°C] Before the last civil war started in Sudan in 1983, the country’s protected areas, according to the Wildlife Conservaton Society, “supported some of the most spectacular and important wildlife populations in Africa, and hosted the second largest wildlife migration in the world.” According to their website, “During an aerial survey, more [...]
