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
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