North Sudan

A New Wave Of Mass Crimes In Sudan?

The New Republic | Posted 08.14.2011

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As the July 9 date for the secession of South Sudan approaches, something very ugly is happening in Sudan. Northern Sudan has initiated a series of vi...

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South Sudan Reminds Us What It Takes to Become a New Nation

Howard Steven Friedman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Howard Steven Friedman

Recently created countries remind us that there are no special requirements in terms of physical size, population or economic strength in order to become an independent country.

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George Clooney's Satellite Project Shows Troops Near Sudan Border

GlobalPost | Andrew Meldrum | Posted 05.25.2011

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BOSTON -- The Sudan army has deployed troops, light armor and artillery along the volatile Abyei border area between North and South Sudan, according ...

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South Sudan Begins Registration For Freedom Vote

AP | MAGGIE FICK | Posted 05.25.2011

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MELUT, Sudan — Voter registration began in Southern Sudan on Monday in preparation for a January independence referendum that could see Africa's...

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World's Newest Nation Could Be Created Tomorrow

Posted 05.25.2011

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Whether or not south Sudan will secede from the north remains to be seen, but as these photos attest, the country's preparations for what will undoubt...

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