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January 18, 2011 | The New Republic, Pulitzer Center
Sudan Dispatch: Uncertainty in Abyei
The referendum in southern Sudan has concluded, but Abyei remains in a dangerous limbo.
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January 14, 2011 | Religion & Ethics News Weekly
Sudan Referendum
Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the expectations and high hopes of the predominantly Christian southern Sudanese voters, who are heading to the polls in this historic bid to separate from Sudan's Arabic-speaking Muslim North. Rebecca Hamilton is interviewed in the piece.
January 14, 2011 | The New Republic
Sudan Dispatch: The Coming Struggle
Does South Sudan’s government stand any chance of meeting its citizens’ basic needs?
January 12, 2011 | The New Republic, Pulitzer Center
Sudan Dispatch: Homeward Bound
Southerners returning from the North are overjoyed to be back in the South, but their influx threatens to overwhelm already limited resources.
January 10, 2011 | The New Republic, Pulitzer Center
Sudan Dispatch: Reasons for Voting
Inspired by family, God, and history, southerners line up to claim independence.
January 10, 2011 | Pulitzer Center
Sudanese Stream to Polls in Southern Secession Vote
Celebrating expected secession, south Sudan prepares for transition's challenges.
January 10, 2011 | The New Republic, Pulitzer Center
Sudan Dispatch: High Stakes
Internal frictions threaten southern Sudan's referendum vote.
January 10, 2011 | PBS NewsHour
High Hopes in Southern Sudan Over Referendum
As residents of southern Sudan vote on a referendum to secede from the north, dozens have been killed in new violence.
January 08, 2011 | PBS NewsHour
Southern Sudan Prepares for Secession Vote
Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from a town that will be near the border if Sudan splits into two countries following its vote on secession.
The town, which bears the scars of decades of civil war, has already seen an influx of returning Southerners who had migrated to the more prosperous north in recent years.
January 08, 2011 | The Washington Post
For Southern Sudan, a Historic Vote for Independence
On Sunday, millions of southern Sudanese will vote on whether they want to become an independent nation from the north, after decades of struggle and a bloody civil war.
January 07, 2011 | The New Republic, Pulitzer Center
Sudan Dispatch: Will Oil Keep the Peace?
The great hope for cooperation after the vote for southern independence.
January 05, 2011 | The New Republic, Pulitzer Center
Dispatch From Sudan: Is the End in Sight
Even if the south secedes, it will face many hurdles--and possibly violence.