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Southern Sudan: Africa’s Newest Country?
by Jennifer Coronel, KF13, Kenya
In the past decade, the African nation of Sudan was in the news because of massive violence in the region of Darfur. Today, the world is watching as the country takes part in a referendum on the south’s potential secession from the north. Voting has gone on for one week and finished this past Sunday. In some areas of the south, over 80% of registered voters took part, and the stringent requirement of 60% total turnout needed for validity of the vote has already been surpassed.
Continue Reading 18 January 2011 at 15:00 jennifermarie88 1 comment
