Southern Sudan holds a referendum on Sunday on whether to stay or separate from Sudan. The vote, part of a 2005 peace deal ending two decades of war between the northern Khartoum government and southern rebels, is widely expected to favour independence. Here is a selection of articles from AlertNet and others. For latest news click here and refresh page.
Humanitarian situation
Could independence signal end of hunger in south Sudan? - Katy Migiro, AlertNet
South Sudanese hope for better health care with independence - Katy Migiro, AlertNet
South Sudanese face tough homecoming - Katy Migiro, AlertNet
South Sudanese welcomed home but reintegration poses problems - Katy Migiro, AlertNet
Number of Sudanese heading south tops 120,000- UNHCR
South Sudan needs more aid for returnees-relief groups - Reuters
INTERVIEW-U.N. fears mass migration if Sudan vote sparks war - Reuters
Southern returnee deluge leaves aid workers in a quandary- IRIN
South Sudan: Which way for aid work? - ECHO
Violence will turn clock back in south Sudan - Plan International
South Sudan: Happy to be home - ECHO
Re-impowering the southern chiefs - IRIN
War-weary southern exiles reluctant to return - Reuters
SLIDESHOW: Aid workers' concerns - AlertNet
Politics, economy and background
North, south could form EU-style pact, says Bashir – Reuters
INTERVIEW: S. Sudan must embrace democracy to survive, says Carter - Reuters
ANALYSIS: Sudan vote unlikely to be embraced as precedent - Reuters
ANALYSIS-East Africa poised to tap a reborn south Sudan - Reuters
INTERVIEW-Sudan needs common authority after split-ex-VP – Reuters
New Sudan oil deal must ensure transparency-report - Reuters
Sudan unity efforts have failed: presidential aide - Reuters
U.S. to help south Sudan if it chooses independence - Reuters
ANALYSIS-Sudan vote tests Obama's Africa diplomacy - Reuters
INTERVIEW-West offers incentives for Sudan action on peace - Reuters
ANALYSIS-South Sudan's economy to be vulnerable after split - Reuters
What they're saying about Sudan referendum - IRIN
S.Sudan fighters sign truce ahead of independence vote - Reuters
Factboxes and Q+As
FACTBOX: Sudan’s independence referendum
Q+A: How will secession of south affect Sudan's north?
SCENARIOS-Sudan's southern independence referendum- Reuters
The United Nation's role in Sudan - Reuters
FACTBOX: Key political risks to watch in Sudan
Other stories
Clooney, Google, UN watch Sudan using satellites - Reuters
FEATURE-Sudanese youth offer hope for peace despite split- Reuters
Rapper Emmanuel Jal enlists global stars to work on south Sudan- Reuters
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