On Sunday the 9th the referendum started and it will continue the whole week. So far no greater clashes has occured, accept from the Abyei province where Misseriya tribesmen has attacked southerners returning from north to the south. Since last Friday 33 persons have been killed, on Monday ten people was killed at the same time. The arab Misseriya tribe are claiming right to vote as the southerners, since they use the Abyei province during the dry season to fetch water and to use the grasslands. Otherwise the area is mostly inhabited by the Dinka, who are most likely to vote for secession and for Abyei to belong to the south.
The SPLM leader Anne Itto estimated that up to 60 % off the population has so far voted, but the results will be presented by the referendum officials later. Referendum commissioner Suad Ibrahim are still encouraging people to vote the three days that are left. In Juba cars go around and play loud African music and telling people to take their ballots and vote for freedom.
Read more at:
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/international/sudan-vote-passes-60-threshold-019
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Friday, January 7, 2011
Two days left...
On Sunday the 9th of January the referendum will be held where the south will vote for secession or unity from the rest of Sudan. Most likely the result will be secession. The question is whether the outcome of the referendum will be respected by the northern government and if there will be hostilities along the borders or even worse.
Even before the referendum some circumstances are alarming due to the massive movement of southeners who have been living in Khartoum during the war and that is now returning home to their villages. According to UN officials 2000 new people arrive every day, and since October last year about 143 000 persons have left Khartoum for the south. This brings an enormous logistical challange to solve. As for today many people are stuck on their way back to their villages and they plead that the Government of South Sudan shall secure their return. Becouse of cold nights, insufficient health facilities and small means of raising money where they are stranded we hope that this matter will be solved quickly.
Read more about this at:
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/01/20111744437687148.html
Even before the referendum some circumstances are alarming due to the massive movement of southeners who have been living in Khartoum during the war and that is now returning home to their villages. According to UN officials 2000 new people arrive every day, and since October last year about 143 000 persons have left Khartoum for the south. This brings an enormous logistical challange to solve. As for today many people are stuck on their way back to their villages and they plead that the Government of South Sudan shall secure their return. Becouse of cold nights, insufficient health facilities and small means of raising money where they are stranded we hope that this matter will be solved quickly.
Read more about this at:
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/01/20111744437687148.html
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Welcome to Sudan Today!
This first message will go directly with a wonderful video from the New York Times about one of the 'lost boys' who is returning to the south Sudan due to the referendum. The 'lost boy', now a man in his thirties, have not seen his family since he was eight years old. The video shows beautiful pictures from the south, aswell as it gives a short description of what is happening now with the coming referendum. Enjoy!
http://video.nytimes.com/video/2010/11/27/world/africa/1248069382762/a-lost-boy-returns-home.html
The full article from The New York Times can be read at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/28/world/africa/28sudan.html?pagewanted=1&ref=africa
http://video.nytimes.com/video/2010/11/27/world/africa/1248069382762/a-lost-boy-returns-home.html
The full article from The New York Times can be read at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/28/world/africa/28sudan.html?pagewanted=1&ref=africa
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