Juba — While the referendum on self determination for citizens from the oil-producing region of South Sudan, to decide whether they should remain part of a united Sudan or vote to form an independent nation has gone smoothly, talks over the region of Abyei are stalled and tensions are high as roads remained closed.
JUBA, Sudan (Reuters) - At least 20 people died in a shootout between Sudanese soldiers in a southern town, the military said, warning there was a risk of more clashes as the country divided its forces before the south becomes independent.
20110203 Xinhua KHARTOUM, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Sudanese government Wednesday voiced optimism over great and positive breakthrough in the relations between Khartoum and Washington, which would enable the United States to play a key role in solving Sudan's current political issues.
KHARTOUM, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- 98.83 percent of votes cast in the southern Sudan referendum, which had been conducted earlier this month, supported a secession of the autonomous region from Sudan, according to preliminary results published by the Southern Sudan Referendum Commission on Sunday.
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Police beat and arrested students in central Khartoum, witnesses said on Sunday, as demonstrations broke out throughout the city demanding the government resign.
JUBA, Sudan (Reuters) - More than 99 percent of voters in Sudan's south chose to separate from the north in a plebiscite intended to end decades of civil war, a referendum official said on Sunday announcing preliminary results.
The South Sudan Referendum Commission (SSRC) on Sunday said around 99 percent of southern Sudanese had voted for the region's separation from the north according to primary results of the South Sudan referendum.
The South Sudan referendum's counting process is coming to its end with the primary results indicating that separation of south Sudan is a foregone conclusion.
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's army on Friday said it clashed with fighters from two rebel factions in Darfur in a four-hour fight that left 21 people dead.
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Provisional results from South Sudan's referendum show that almost 99 percent of voters have chosen independence, the referendum commission's website said on Sunday after 98.7 percent of the votes had been counted.
Abyei — A top military officer from South Sudan's army, the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), on Friday denied media reports that they have signed an agreement with an armed militia group in the regional capital of Juba earlier this week.
Juba — Nearly 99 percent of South Sudanese have voted for secession in a closely-watched referendum, according to provisional returns released Friday, 21 January.
Juba — Riek Machar, the Vice President of the emerging new independent state of South Sudan said the region has already prepared a "roadmap" for post-referendum governance, dismissing fears of political instability after independence.
20110120 The east african Moments before he cast his ballot in the referendum that could, in July, give birth to a new nation, the crack in the voice of Salva Kiir, Vice President of the Sudan, may have gone unnoticed.
JUBA, Sudan (Reuters) - South Sudan appealed for investors to plough $140 million into its war-hit wildlife parks, seeking to kick-start a tourism industry and wean itself off oil months ahead of its expected independence.
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese security forces on Tuesday arrested opposition leader Hassan al-Turabi and eight other party officials after they called for a "popular revolution" if Khartoum did not reverse price rises.
KHARTOUM, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) on Monday hailed the south Sudan referendum as "credible and well organized" and availed the opportunity for the southern Sudanese to freely express their will.
The southern Sudan referendum counting process has started after voting ended. Election officials will keep declaring preliminary results until final results are officially announced on February 7th, 2011. External voting centres in Great Britain, Canada and the US have recently started counting, with reports saying that the majority of votes favour secession.
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - International observers gave south Sudan's independence referendum their seal of approval on Monday and said a vote for secession was now "virtually certain" in their first official judgment on the poll.
