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The Economist: A history of modern Sudan
April 9th, 2010 by
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The Economist Magazine‘s youtube channel gives a short videographic of the history of modern Sudan showing the “Split between north and south, Sudan’s recent history has been shaped by conflict and oil.”
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Al Jazeera English: Sudan Elections to go Ahead Despite Boycott
April 5th, 2010 by
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Al Jazeera English: “Sudan’s electoral commission has said the country’s elections will go ahead next week despite one of the main opposition parties threatening to boycott it. Where does this leave the elections and what impact could this have on the future of Sudan?”
Inside Sory Part 2
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Al Jazeera English: Inside Story – Sudan’s North/South rivals collide
December 8th, 2009 by
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Al Jazeera English: Sudan in autonomy vote row
September 23rd, 2009 by
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Preparations have already begun for a referendum that will take place in two years time to decide whether Sudan should split in two.
The oil-rich south is seeking autonomy from the Khartoum government in the north.
Southerners will have the chance to vote for secession in the referendum but there is confusion over the rights of those who fled to the north during the country’s 22-year civil war.
They are being told they will have to return home if they want to vote.
Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Vall reports from Khartoum.
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Al Jazeera English: Court redefines borders of disputed Abyei region
June 22nd, 2009 by
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The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague has redefined the borders of the disputed oil region of Abyei.
Both the ruling National Congress Party and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement who govern the semi-autonomous region of southern Sudan have said they will accept the decision.
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ICC Arrest Warrant for President Bashir ‘will not bring peace to Sudan’
March 6th, 2009 by
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A senior advisor to Sudan’s President has said that the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for President for Omar al-Bashir will not bring peace to Sudan.
Bona Malwal claimed that the interests of Sudan were “being politically targeted by the International Criminal Court.” [Read more →]
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Al Jazeera English: Inside Story -Sudan’s displaced population
June 17th, 2008 by
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Al Jazeera: Inside Story – Sudan census
April 24th, 2008 by
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Al Jazeera English reports on the Sudanese census agreed as part of the peace deal between the ruling party and former southern rebels in 2005. The census will determine power sharing and resource allocation between the north and south.
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Al Jazeera English: The battle for identity and oil continues in Abyei
March 17th, 2008 by
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This series by Al Jazeera’s reporter Mohammed Vall profiles the oil rich region of Abyei on the border of north and southern Sudan.
In January 2011 the region will vote on whether it wishes to join the south should southern Sudan choose to succeed in a referendum due to held at the same time.
This has led to a power struggle between ruling parties of Sudan and the peoples who see the land as their own.
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