South Sudan voted overwhelmingly to declare its independence in final results of a referendum made public on Monday, with a total of 98,83%.
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/ 17 September 2010
Hundreds of Sudanese packed into a hall in Khartoum late on Thursday for the country’s first public debate on independent rule for south.
Côte d’Ivoire need to score a hatful of goals against North Korea to have any chance of reaching the World Cup second round
Two-thirds of soccer enthusiasts in 23 nations feel the first World Cup finals on African soil has become too expensive for fans to enjoy.
Confusion, delays and charges of fraud marked the start of Sudan’s first multi-party elections in a quarter-century.
With voters hunkered down for hours on benches or sheltering under trees from the baking sun, Sudan’s elections got off to an often chaotic start.
South Sudan’s main party said on Tuesday it would boycott elections in most states in northern Sudan, in a further blow to the poll.
Sudan’s former rebels launched their campaign on Sunday for the nation’s first multiparty elections in 24 years.
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/ 19 October 2009
Two kidnapped aid workers from the Irish agency Goal were released on Sunday in Sudan’s troubled Darfur region after more than 100 days in captivity.
South Sudan’s president has blamed the military in the north for an escalation in violence in his semi-autonomous region, an official said on Monday.