Lessons from Khartoum will not aid new state
Many pitfalls lie ahead for both north and south Sudan as they navigate the precarious six-month transition to likely partition mapped out by peace accords
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Nearly 99 per cent of southern Sudan’s 3.9m voters have chosen secession from the Arab-led, Muslim north, according to final results from January’s referendum
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Sudan investors prepare for great oil divide
Dividing up Sudan’s oil industry between north and south is emerging as a challenge akin to separating conjoined twins, one report says, a fact that leaves Chinese investors uneasy
Bashir accepts Sudan secession vote
Sudan’s president on Monday accepted a southern vote for independence in a referendum that is set to create the world’s newest state
West considers reprieve for Bashir
Sudan’s president could enjoy a year’s reprieve from war crimes charges as western governments seek to encourage his regime to consolidate peace
The last word: Sudan’s hunger for entrepreneurs
Mama Zahara’s family-run eatery is one of only a few homegrown successes in a region of 8m people, where only 7,333 businesses are recorded
Nation-in-waiting tests power of the vote
Southern Sudan faces steep challenges in the run-up to its July 9 birth. It needs a name, a constitution and a lasting chance of peace, amid tensions with the north over everything from citizenship and currency to oil
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Southern Sudan is almost certain to vote for independence on Sunday. The poll is a promising commitment to peace, but flashpoints between the two regions remain unresolved
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The separation of the south following the forthcoming referendum on January 9 is inevitable. The least we can do now is to separate peacefully and amicably, writes Mo Ibrahim
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