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Parliament sets up referendum adhoc committee as MPs want official separation position

MP Dengtiel Ayuen Kur/photo by Majur Nhial/Borglobe Parliament – Juba (Borglobe)...The Juba-based Southern Sudan regional parliament has moved to establish an adhoc committee, synonymous to the Referendum Task Force of the executive branch, to politically mobilize the voters for the 2011 independence vote.

Fighting, death and oil inside the conflict in Sudan

Brooklyn, New York (VBS.TV) -- Before I went to Sudan, I didn't know much about the conflict in Darfur beyond everyone saying, "It's the worst genocide of our time" and watching footage on CNN of the Janjaweed militia wiping out whole villages. Really, we only decided to go there because one of our favorite photographers had been chatting with an old friend of his who is now a UN press officer in Khartoum. She offered to pull some strings and get us visas and organize flights around the country, so we said, "F*** it" and got on a plane

South Sudan's Former NCP Governor defects to SPLM

Parliament – Juba (Borglobe).... A member of the National Congress Party and a former Governor of Northern Bhar al-Ghazal state, Joseph Ajoung, yesterday unveiled his desertion of the northern-based Sudan’s ruling party.

I Am Slave: Not your typical bank holiday escapist fare

Wunmi Mosaku as Malia in I Am Slave (Channel 4) The story of a young Nuba girl abducted from her home in Sudan and sold into slavery in London was never going to be a barrel of laughs but if you put in the effort, I Am Slave more than repaid you.

Southern Sudan President Rules Out Unilateral Declaration of Independence

JUBA, Sudan -- In an exclusive interview, Southern Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit told World Politics Review that he doesn't think "there is any point where southerners will declare a unilateral independence."

Border between north and south in Sudan 'dangerously militarised': ICG

JUBA, Sudan (AFP) – The undefined border between ex-civil war foes in northern and southern Sudan is creating tension in the oil-rich area as the south nears an independence vote, the International Crisis Group warned on Thursday.