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• Apr 05, 2012: Sudan’s ruling party denies early elections plan, Sudan Tribune (2012) This news article says that Sudan’s ruling National Congress Party (NCP) denied calling for early elections in the country and reiterated that it is sticking to maintaining the president of the republic and the parliament until the end of the term of their mandate in 2015.
• Apr 27, 2011: Sudan to Hold Darfur Administrative Referendum in July, Businessweek (2011) The article discusses the administrative structure of Darfur area in Western Sudan. A referendum will be conducted in July on whether to divide three Darfurian states or keep them as separate units.
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• Mar 18, 2011: Sudan: Post-referendum political tensions hit new high, Relief Web (2011) This news article talks about the unrest after the referendum and the Southern ruling party have unveiled documents showing that the Northern Congress Party is backing the Southern Militias.
• Mar 03, 2011: Sudan to hold referendum on make-up of Darfur, Reuters (2011) In this news article; Sudan said it would hold a referendum on whether to unify the three states of its Darfur territory into one region, a contentious issue at the heart of its eight-year conflict. Darfur is currently divided into three states with their own governors and administrations; North, South and West Darfur.
• Feb 21, 2011: Sudan's Omar al-Bashir 'will not seek re-election' , BBC (2011) In this news article; Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir will not stand in the next presidential election due in four years. The move is part of a package of reforms aimed at democratising the country according to an official.
• Feb 17, 2011: South Sudan Reports Progress on Seperation Issues, VOA News (2011) South Sudan is reporting progress on issues that remain to be resolved with the northern Khartoum government. Just two weeks after final results from the south’s referendum were announced, they are nearing agreements on how to handle the south’s oil and currency after separation.
• Feb 17, 2011: South Sudan After The Referendum, Eurasia Review (2011) This article discusses the challenges facing the Southern Sudan after the successful Referendum process: peace and security issues in the region and economically viable co-existence between the two Sudanese states.
• Feb 08, 2011: Sudan leader to accept secession of South, New York Times (2011) This news article is about the announcement of final voting results and about President of Sudan who said Monday that his government would accept the choice of the long-embattled region of southern Sudan to separate from the north, setting the stage for the creation of the world’s newest country this summer. According to the final count, announced in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, 98.83 percent of the more than 3.8 million registered voters in southern Sudan chose to separate from the north. In many parts of the country the vote was over 99 percent.
• Feb 07, 2011: South Sudan independence referendum result expected, BBC (2011) This news article says the final results of Southern Sudan's referendum on independence are due to be announced. Provisional results showing nearly 99% in favour of dividing Africa's biggest country are expected to be confirmed.
• Feb 02, 2011: Sudan: SSRC announces amalgamated preliminary results, Southern Sudan Referendum Commission (2011) In this news; the Southern Sudan Referendum Commission announced today the amalgamated preliminary results of the referendum in the southern and northern states and the eight diaspora countries.The Chairman of the Commission, asserted that percentage of those who have voted for secession in the south stands at 99, 57 and 43% for unity. The percentage of those who have voted for secession in the north is 57, 65%, while the percentage of those who have voted for secession In the eight diaspora countries is 98,55%, and 1,45 supported unity. The total percentage in favour of secession is 98, 83, and 1,17% for unity.
• Feb 02, 2011: South Sudan votes 99 percent to separate from north, Reuters (2011) In this news article; South Sudan almost unanimously voted to declare independence from the north in a referendum, officials said on Sunday, sparking mass celebrations in the southern capital Juba.
• Jan 27, 2011: Results of Sudan referendum set for early February, CNN (2011) This news article is about the preliminary results of a referendum on an independent Southern Sudan which will be announced in the next few days, with final results as early as February 7, the national commission that organized the vote said Tuesday (25 Jan).
• Jan 20, 2011: Split from north Sudan favored by south, The Washington Times (2011) This news article is about early results for a referendum on splitting the country in two, which officials in Sudan said it show that more than 98 percent of voters in and near the south's capital of Juba voted for independence from the north. The referendum panel for Central Equatoria State posted its results for the weeklong voting, which ended Saturday, Associated Press reported. Southern President Salva Kiir urged southerners to wait to celebrate until complete results are announced in mid-February.
• Jan 20, 2011: Observers Declare Sudan Voting a Success, VOA News (2011) This news article says, the Carter Center, European Union and African Union, have all called voting in the referendum peaceful, fair and transparent. Each organization’s preliminary results were released within two days of the end of voting and do not include any observations from the ongoing counting process.
• Jan 17, 2011: South Sudan independence vote credible: observers, Reuters (2011) This news article describes the South Sudan's independence referendum as credible and well organized, European observers said in their first official judgment on the poll on Monday 17 Jan, moving the region a step closer to secession.
• Jan 17, 2011: In Sudan, Early Results Strongly Lean to Secession, New York Times (2011) This news article shows that Southern Sudanese election officials posted early results on Sunday 16 Jan, indicating that perhaps more than 95 percent of voters in this regional capital voted to secede from Sudan.
• Jan 17, 2011: Southern Sudan referendum - Vote counting begun in Fugnido Refugee Center, Relief Web (2011) This news article is about the Southern Sudan Referendum Commission (SSRC) which said vote counting begun in Fugnido Refugee Center in Gambella State. SSRC Representative in Ethiopia, told said on Sunday 16 Jan, that voting was held from 9-15 January, 2010 in two polling stations of the Center.
• Jan 17, 2011: UN panel on Sudan referendum satisfied with polling, commends organizers, UN News Centre (2011) This news article is about the United Nations panel tasked with monitoring the referendum on the future status of Southern Sudan today welcomed yesterday''s conclusion of polling, saying the process was well organized and enabled the people of the region to express their will freely.
• Jan 17, 2011: South Sudan independence vote proceeding smoothly so far-UN officials, UN News Centre (2011) With one day left to go in the historic referendum on the future of Southern Sudan; this news article shows that United Nations officials today voiced their satisfaction at the strong turnout and smooth proceedings witnessed so far during the week-long polls.
• Jan 13, 2011: Vulnerable voters given special consideration in Sudan referendum, Sudan Votes (2011) This news article shows that Polling officials and local authorities in Yei River County, Central Equatoria State have confirmed that vulnerable groups of voters are receiving special treatment in the ongoing referendum exercise, enabling them to cast their ballots.
• Jan 12, 2011: Sudan vote passes 60 percent threshold, Reuters (2011) This news article says more than 60 percent of voters have already taken part in south Sudan's independence referendum, meaning the result of the vote will now be valid, a senior southern official said on Wednesday.
• Jan 10, 2011: Southern Sudan in Second Day of Independence Referendum, VOA News (2011) This news article is on opening Polls for the second day 10 Jan, of southern Sudan's historic independence referendum. U.S. President Barack Obama said Sunday the international community is determined that all parties in Sudan live up to their obligations, and the U.N. Security Council has expressed "deep concern" about the lack of an agreement on Abyei.
• Jan 10, 2011: Sudan north-south border clashes kill 23, Reuters (2011) This news article says at least 23 people have died in clashes with Arab nomads near Sudan's north-south border, leaders in the contested Abyei region said on Monday 10 Jan, on the second day of a week-long referendum on southern independence.
• Jan 09, 2011: Southern Sudan referendum in pictures, BBC (2011) Pictures from the BBC on the first day of the Southern Sudan referendum on 9 Jan 2011.
• Jan 09, 2011: First day of south Sudan vote ends, Aljazeera (2011) This news article is about closing the Polling stations on the first day of voting in Southern Sudan's week-long referendum on secession. 1,400 international observers are deployed across Sudan to see firsthand that the referendum passes off without any incident. This festive atmosphere was disturbed with deadly clashes reported in Abyei, hours after voting started. Abyei residents are not voting in the south's referendum.
• Jan 09, 2011: Southern Sudan votes on independence, BBC (2011) This news coverage from the BBC shows huge numbers of people voting in Southern Sudan in a landmark referendum on independence from the north.
• Jan 08, 2011: Many Sudanese Leave North For South Ahead Of Sunday’s Vote, VOA News (2011) This news article is on the United Nations refugee agency which reports the number of southerners leaving northern Sudan ahead of Sunday’s independence referendum has doubled since mid-December. The UNHCR says the returnees are leaving because they are uncertain about what might happen to them should independence be declared.
• Jan 08, 2011: Rebel Attacks Reported on Eve of South Sudan Referendum, VOA News (2011) This news article is on South Sudanese officials who say rebel attacks in an oil-rich area along the dividing line with north Sudan have killed at least six people in two days. The incidents come as southern Sudanese count down the hours until polls open for a week-long referendum on independence.
• Jan 08, 2011: Polling for the 2011 Southern Sudan Referendum to commence in the UK, Relief Web (2011) This news article says that London is the only poling station in Europe. On 9 January 2011, polling for the 2011 Southern Sudan Referendum commences and will continue until 15 January 2011. It will take place in both northern and southern Sudan and in eight other countries with significant diaspora populations, including the UK.
• Jan 08, 2011: On eve of South Sudan independence vote, UN ramps up its multiple roles, UN News Centre (2011) This news article says Southern Sudan gears up for a week-long independence referendum starting on Sunday 9 Jan, that could split Africa’s largest country in two, the United Nations is ramping up its multiple roles, from monitoring the vote to providing aid to returning southerners to preparing options for a worst-case scenario, however unlikely, of renewed warfare.
• Jan 04, 2011: Sudan's Bashir Visits South Ahead of Independence Vote, VOA News (2011) This news article is about the visit of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to southern Sudan Tuesday, ahead of next week's independence referendum that is expected to split Africa's largest country in two and form a new nation.
• Jan 04, 2011: China says it will send observers to Sudan referendum, Reuters (2011) This news article is about China which will send observers to Sudan when the south holds an independence referendum on January 9, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday 4 Jan.
• Jan 03, 2011: Sudan: Q & A: The road to the referendum, Aljazeera (2011) Here is a number of Q & A, on Sudan which faces a decisive moment when its semi-autonomous south goes to a referendum on January 9 to decide whether to remain part of Africa's largest country or secede.
• Jan 03, 2011: Sudan President Bashir to visit South Sudan ahead of Referendum, VOA News (2011) In this news article, a prominent member of Sudan’s governing National Congress Party (NCP) said President Omar Hassan al-Bashir will soon visit semi-autonomous south Sudan ahead of the 9th January referendum.
• Jan 03, 2011: Sudan Referendum Commission Assures Smooth Vote, VOA News (2010) This news article says an official of Sudan’s referendum commission has reassured southern Sudanese that the 9th January referendum will proceed as originally scheduled despite attempts by opponents seeking dissolution of his organization ahead of the self determination vote.
• Jan 03, 2011: Sudan: Ready to secure referendum polling - SPLA, Relief Web (2011) This news article is about the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) which said it has completed all arrangements to secure the border between southern Sudan and the neighboring countries throughout the referendum period.
• Dec 28, 2010: Sudan war exiles eager to make their mark, BBC (2010) This news article is about the Sudanese refugees, who fled the civil war as children, others came here as adults. But almost all believe that voting for independence in January is their best chance of returning home.
• Dec 23, 2010: Referendum for southern Sudan, All Voices (2010) This news article shows that millions of ballot papers reached to southern Sudan on Wednesday 22 Dec, in one step dispel doubts ahead of a referendum on southern secession decision next month
• Dec 23, 2010: Sudan party to form north opposition group after split, Reuters (2010) This news article says South Sudan's main party said it would form a separate opposition group in the north if the country split in two after a referendum next month, and would seek support from marginalized people, even Darfur rebels.
• Dec 22, 2010: Sudan Referendum Commission to respond to dissolution efforts, VOA News (2010) This news article is about an official with Sudan’s referendum commission who said the commission is set to officially respond Wednesday to petitions seeking the group’s dissolution ahead of next month’s referendum.
• Dec 21, 2010: EU to deploy 110 observers to monitor South Sudan referendum, Sudan Tribune (2010) This news article says the European Union has announced it will deploy 110-strong team of observers to assess South Sudan independence vote which is set to take place in January 2011.
• Dec 21, 2010: Humanitarian Organizations in Sudan Prepare for Referendum Aftermath, VOA News (2010) This news article is about the humanitarian organizations in Sudan which are preparing for the possible results by moving three months of emergency supplies into areas where they think conflict could occur, with the referendum on southern independence just 19 days away.
• Dec 20, 2010: Sudan’s Bashir to reinforce sharia after referendum, Radio Netherlands (2010) This news article says President Omar al-Bashir said on Sunday 19 Dec, that northern Sudan will reinforce its Islamic laws after a January referendum which is expected to grant independence to the south.
• Dec 17, 2010: UN: Voter registration for south Sudan referendum transparent, Xinhua News (2010) This news article is about a statement by the UN on Thursday 16 Dec, said that voter registration for south Sudan referendum was transparent and free from organized manipulation, but acknowledged the process was accompanied by some mistakes.
• Dec 16, 2010: Sudan's Highest Court to Probe Vote Complaints, The Middle East (2010) This news article says that the Constitutional Court agreed on Tuesday14 Dec, to investigate a petition by Sudanese lawyers for the dissolution of the body organising the referendum on a southern secession, which could derail the January 9 vote, state media said.
• Dec 16, 2010: Carter Center Finds Southern Sudan Voter Registration Credible, Strong Step Toward Referendum Despite Some Weaknesses, Cater Centre (2010) In a statement issued today 15 Dec, The Carter Center reported that although the voter registration for the Southern Sudan Referendum on self-determination faced several logistical, procedural, and security challenges, the process was generally credible and represents a strong step toward the successful conduct of the referendum. At the same time, the Center noted that the ultimate success of the voter registration process will depend on the final stages of completing the voter list.
• Dec 16, 2010: Concerns increase over possible delay of south Sudan referendum, The People's Daily (2010) his news article says concerns rose over possibility that south Sudan referendum may not be conducted as scheduled on Jan. 9, 2011, after the Sudanese Constitutional Court accepted an appeal demanding cancellation of procedures of voter registration.
• Dec 16, 2010: Sudan Referendum Commission denies referendum act violations, VOA News (2010) This news article is on an official of Sudan’s referendum commission who expressed concern that a Constitutional Court ruling that seeks to dissolve his organization could jeopardize the organization of the scheduled 9th January referendum.
• Dec 10, 2010: Japan to Send 15 Observers to Monitor Referendum in Sudan, Qatar News Agency (2010) In this news , the Japanese government decided Friday 10 Dec, to dispatch 15 observers to a referendum in Sudan beginning January 9 on the independence of oil-rich Southern Sudan.
• Dec 10, 2010: Voter registration for South Sudan referendum ends, Sudan Tribune (2010) This news article is on the South Sudan Referendum Commission (SSRC) which announced 8 Dec that voter registration for Southerners is closed as of today 8 Dec, a milestone towards the plebiscite scheduled to be held in 30 days.
• Dec 10, 2010: Sudan's Referendum in Abyei will not take place , Bloomberg (2010) This news article shows that Sudan’s disputed border region of Abyei will not hold a scheduled referendum on whether to join the north or south because of a disagreement over who can vote, an aide to President Umar al-Bashir said.
• Dec 10, 2010: UN panel welcomes conclusion of voter registration for south Sudan referendum, UN News Centre (2010) This news article is on the registration of voters ahead of the next month’s referendum on the self-determination of Southern Sudan which has been concluded, the United Nations panel monitoring the process said today, welcoming the peaceful and orderly conduct of the exercise.
• Dec 03, 2010: Sudan’s SSRC ignites fears of vote delay as it reopens ballot tender, Sudan Tribune (2010) This new article says the commission organizing the vote on south Sudan independence has asked the United Nations (UN) to reopen the tender to print the referendum’s ballot cards for Sudanese bidders, fueling the already-existing fears of a vote postponement and possible manipulation.
• Nov 26, 2010: Sudan Ruling Party Supports Extension of Voter Registration Period, VOA News (2010) This news article is about a prominent member of Sudan’s ruling National Congress Party (NCP) who told VOA that his party and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) will soon hold discussions to extend the period of the ongoing voter registration process ahead of the 9th January referendum.
• Nov 26, 2010: Sudan: Securing a peaceful divorce, IRIN (2010) This analysis from IRIN is discussing issues related to the possibility of creating a new country.
• Nov 26, 2010: Sudan: Abyei: Bashir and Kiir set for talks over delayed referendum, Sudan Tribune (2010) This news article is about plans to hold a referendum in the oil-producing Abyei region may remain on course after it emerged that Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir and his Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) counterpart, Salva Kiir Mayardit are due to hold talks this weekend.
• Nov 25, 2010: Optimism, But No Deal, at Summit on Sudan Referendum, VOA News (2010) This news article is about an East African regional summit on Sudan which has ended with no deal between north and south on key disputes threatening a referendum on southern independence. But the two sides did agree to keep talking as time for a deal runs short.
• Nov 25, 2010: Sudan: UN Beefs Up Monitoring of Returnees in the South, All Africa (2010) This news article is on the efforts of the UN to assist in the return of refugees and displaced persons in Sudan, that it has enhanced its monitoring of the number of people going back to their homes in the country's south.
• Nov 25, 2010: A bombing Raid on Registration Center in South Sudan, VOA News (2010) This news article reports from the spokesman for the Sudan People’s Liberation Army, Phillip Aguer, said a plane belonging to the Sudan Air Force bombed civilians at a voter registration center in Malual County in Northern Barh el Ghazal state. He claimed four soldiers and two civilians were wounded in the attack.
• Nov 19, 2010: SUDAN: Excitement, frustration as referendum registration gets under way, IRIN (2010) This article says that officials in Southern Sudan have expressed satisfaction four days into registration for a landmark referendum due in January, in which voters are likely to opt to transform the semi-autonomous territory into an independent state.
• Nov 18, 2010: British radio stations to air ads for Sudan referendum, The Independent (2010) This news article says that the British listeners could soon be hearing radio adverts for a Sudanese referendum on independence after a group responsible for publicising the vote began bidding for airtime on British commercial stations.
• Nov 15, 2010: South Sudan begins registering for referendum on independence, France 24 (2010) This news article shows that the people of South Sudan have begun signing up to vote in a January referendum on independence that could herald a split between the mainly Muslim north and the majority Christian and animist south.
• Nov 05, 2010: Sudan Referendum Commission Spokesman Denies Internal Rift, VOA News (2010) The article says that the spokesman for Sudan’s referendum commission has denied reports that the alleged dictatorial management style of Mohamed Ibrahim Khalil, chairman of the organization, threatens to derail the scheduled 9th January referendum.
• Nov 05, 2010: Sudan faces hard cash shortage before independence vote, Reuters (2010) This article is on the shortage of foreign currency in Sudan, ahead of an independence referendum in the south has left many banks unable to meet demand or provide importers with letters of credit, bankers and clients said on Wednesday.
• Nov 03, 2010: UN Continues to Providing Support to Sudan Ahead of Referendum, All Africa (2010) This article is about the readiness of the United Nations to assist the upcoming referendum that will decide whether southern Sudan declares independence from Africa's largest country, an official with the world body said today, with voter registration set to kick off in two weeks.
• Oct 19, 2010: South Sudanese agree on post-secession elections, census,Reuters (2010) This article is on more than 20 southern Sudanese political parties which have agreed to hold a fresh census, new elections and rewrite the constitution if the south secedes as expected in less than three months.
• Oct 15, 2010: Abyei referendum to be delayed, say northern officials, Open Democracy (2010) This article is on the news that Vote in Abyei to be delayed, say northern officials, stoking fears of a return to conflict in Sudan.
• Oct 14, 2010: NGO Official Warns Disputes Could Undermine Sudan Referendum, VOA (2010) This article is about an official of the International Crisis Group, a non-governmental organization (ICG); has warned that the ongoing accusations and counter accusations between the Sudan’s ruling National Congress Party (NCP) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) could endanger the scheduled 9th January referendum.
• Oct 14, 2010: UN could police parts of north-south Sudan border, Reuters (2010) The article talks on the U.N. peacekeepers that they could create limited buffer zones in hotspots along the border of north and south Sudan before a referendum on independence is held in the south of the country, Security Council diplomats said .
• Sep 30, 2010: Carter Center Deploys International Referendum Observers in Sudan, Carter Centre (2010) This press release announced that the Carter Center has deployed 16 long-term observers from 12 nations this week to assess the referendum process in Southern Sudan and in the areas in the North where voting will occur. Four two-person observer teams have been deployed in Southern Sudan, three teams in Northern Sudan, and one team in Abyei.
• Sep 30, 2010: Central Sudan tribe warn of war if no referendum vote, Reuters (2010) This news is on Sudan's powerful Missiriya tribe has warned it would fight anyone who prevented its members voting in a referendum on whether the oil-producing central Abyei region will join the south in a likely secession.
• Sep 30, 2010: Sudan's Ruling Party Sets Conditions for Vote, VOA (2010) This article is on NCP official says failure of southern Sudan's autonomous government to follow guidelines will invalidate January 9 referendum
• Sep 30, 2010: Sudan delays referendum voters' registration, BBC (2010) This article is on Sudan which is delaying the registration of voters for January's referendum on secession for the south until November, raising tensions over the timetable.
• Sep 22, 2010: Sudan slow to act on referendum, official says, Washington Times (2010) This article describes the delaying the Jan. 9 referendum on whether to divide Sudan into two countries would create instability and renew violence in the African nation, as the Sudanese First Vice President Salva Kiir, president of southern Sudan warned.
• Sep 22, 2010: South Sudan independence vote stokes concerns, Los Angeles Times (2010) This article is on the southern region which is expected to pass a referendum in January to secede from the north, but the U.S. and others, who support the vote, fear it could ignite a civil war.
• Sep 17, 2010: Sudan turns down U.S. incentives to ease referendum, Washington Times (2010) This articles is on rejecting a set of incentives by the Sudanese government , delivered over the weekend from U.S. special envoy Scott Gration that included an offer to lift sanctions.
• Sep 10, 2010: International Community Urged to Fund South Sudan Referendum, VOA News (2010) This article is on a statement by a former south Sudan envoy to Kenya who urged the international community to expedite the disbursement of promised funds to help with the organization of the scheduled 9th January referendum next year.
• Sep 08, 2010: Southern Sudan Referendum Commission Expects to Register Voters in October, Bloomberg (2010) This news is from the commission organizing Southern Sudan’s referendum on independence which set for Jan. 9 plans to start registering voters next month, a spokesman for the body said.
• Sep 08, 2010: Clinton: Southern Sudan Independence Vote 'Inevitable', VOA News (2010) This article refers to a statement by U.S. Secretary of State said that a secession vote by the people of southern Sudan in January is "inevitable." Clinton telephoned senior leaders of the coalition government in Khartoum as part of a U.S. diplomatic effort to make the expected north-south split as peaceful as possible.
• Sep 07, 2010: NCP Official: Sudan Will Not Undermine Referendum, VOA News (2010) This article is about a top official of Sudan’s dominant National Congress Party (NCP) denying reports that the government will use the military to destabilize the semi-autonomous south Sudan ahead of the January referendum.
• Sep 03, 2010: Sudan referendum body agrees post to end deadlock, Reuters (2010) This article is about appointing Mohamed Osman al-Nujoomi in the position of the Secretary General to the Sudanese National Election Mission. He has previously worked in the finance ministry and the President would appoint al-Nujoomi to the post.
• Sep 01, 2010: In daring step, young activists promote democracy in Sudan, Boston Globe (2010) A story of young Sudanese activists who needed a name. They picked Girifna, Arabic for “we are fed up.’’ They chose orange for their color and the V for victory sign as a logo, then began distributing their first pamphlet. Challenging the ruling party was risky in a country where political dissent is rarely tolerated, the activists said. But they saw a small opening before elections in April, as the United States and European Union pressed the government to ensure a free and fair vote.
• Aug 27, 2010: “Don’t register if you cannot vote,” Sudan’s Machar cautions, Sudan Tribue (2010) The Vice President of the semi-autonomous Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Riek Machar has cautioned potential voters not to only register, but also vote during the referendum’s seven-day voting exercise scheduled to starting on January 9, 2011.
• Aug 27, 2010: South Sudan plans to bring home 1.5 million referendum voters, Reuters (2010) South Sudan plans to bring home 1.5 million displaced southerners from the north in time to vote in an independence referendum in January, according to government documents.
• Aug 25, 2010: Sudan Referendum Commission Chairman Seeks Successful Vote Despite Delays, VOA News (2010) The chairman of Sudan’s Referendum Commission told VOA his organization is working to ensure the scheduled 9th January vote is successful, despite sharp disagreements that have led to delays in some of the activities of the commission.
• Aug 24, 2010: South Sudan Task force to organize voters in the Diaspora for referendum, Sudan Tribune (2010) The Task force established in Southern Sudan has resolved to organize Southern Sudanese in the Diaspora into referendum coordinating committees in their respective countries, particularly in the locations which the referendum law allows residents to vote during the seven-day referendum.
• Aug 12, 2010: Sudan's North-South Leaders Begin Referendum Talks, VOA (2010) Leaders from northern and southern Sudan are holding negotiations on how to run the country after next year's referendum that will determine if the south becomes an independent state.
• Aug 12, 2010: Q&A-What are Sudan's former north-south foes negotiating?, Reuters (2010) Here are answers to questions on the talks between the northern ruling National Congress Party and south Sudan's dominant Sudan People Liberation Movement (SPLM) have restarted talks on post-plebiscite arrangements, negotiations which could lead to a new state.
• Aug 12, 2010: South Sudan Official Warns People Not Ready For January Vote, VOA (2010) There are concerns about what is described as the referendum commission’s ill-preparedness to organize the scheduled January 9 2011 vote, according to chief coordinator for the International Campaign Countdown to South Sudan’s referendum.
• Aug 05, 2010: Sudan: Domestic observer group taunts NEC, calls for early referendum arrangements, Sudan tribune (2010) A local observer group appealed to the bodies formed for purposes of the referendum, to collaborate and coordinate with NGOs, civil society organizations, media and local artists to conduct early massive civic education campaigns across the country.
• Aug 05, 2010: UN mulling panel to monitor south Sudan referendum, Times of India (2010) A panel of three eminent persons are to be appointed by UN chief Ban Ki-moon to monitor next January's landmark referendum in south Sudan, his top advisor on peacekeeping said Wednesday 4 August.
• Aug 03, 2010: Sudanese polls a milestone, says Ban, calling for greater expansion of democratic space, UN News Centre (2010) Presidential and parliamentary elections in Sudan in April marked an important milestone in the implementation of the peace agreement that ended civil war in the country despite operational challenges, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in a new report, urging both parties to the deal to continue their efforts to expand the democratic process.
• Aug 03, 2010: Sudan: Domestic observer group taunts NEC, calls for early referendum arrangements, Sudan Tribune (2010) Sudan Domestic Election Monitoring and Observation Programme (SuDEMOP) mentioned in its latest report, that Sudan’s general elections fell below internationally agreed standards largely due to lack of transparency and proper coordination within the National Elections Commission (NEC),
• Jul 27, 2010: EU Council conclusions on Sudan, EU (2010) The Council of the European Union has issued a press release included conclusions on Sudan.
• Jul 23, 2010: African CSOs calls for free, fair referendum for Southern Sudan, Afrique Avenir (2010) African civil society organizations (CSOs) on Tuesday urged the African Union Commission and the international community to redouble their efforts to make the impending Sudanese referendum free, fair and meet international standards.
• Jul 20, 2010: South Sudan opposition No 2 defects to SPLM, Gulf News (2010) The deputy head of a key opposition party in south Sudan and other top officials defected to the ruling party yesterday 19 July, less than six months before a referendum on independence for the region.
• Jul 14, 2010: Ruling party warns against secession advocacy ahead of Sudan Referendum, VOA News (2010) A prominent member of Sudan’s ruling National Congress Party (NCP) said any campaign or promotion of south Sudan’s secession contravenes the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), as well as the country’s interim constitution.
• Jul 13, 2010: Sudan slams negative position from referendum campaign, Sudan Tribune (2010) The opposition forces' attitude towards the issue of 2011 referendum was criticized by a presidential adviser saying that they are not joining the government's efforts and campaign to preserve Sudan’s unity.
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