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More Than 23,000 Refugees Flee South Sudan Conflict
(JUBA, South Sudan) — A U.N. official says more than 23,500 people have fled fighting in South Sudan's Jonglei state and sought refuge in neighboring countries...
Sudan: Is Bashir’s Regime Crumbling?
As economic woes deepen, many observers suspect that Bashir, subject of a war-crime indictment at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, will face an...
The Sudans’ Fragile Peace: Will Economic Necessity Create Brotherly Love?
The sudden spurt of activity involving the still-contentious border and oil prices has been inspired by the almost certain economic cataclysm in the event of...
Sudan’s Blue Nile Offensive: Is This the Next Darfur?
It took weeks of walking on raggedy flip-flops and crusty bare feet, over wooded mountains and across muddy plains, before news of the atrocities could reach the...
Sudan: Wishful Spring Thinking or the Beginning of the End for Bashir?
In a bunker hidden by camouflage from Sudanese bombers roaming overhead at a secret rebel base in the Nuba Mountains in southern Sudan, Major General Izzat Kuku...
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Southern Sudan Goes to the Polls
The referendum on Jan. 9 will likely create the world's newest nation
Southern Sudan Readies for Referendum
Images of the volatile region as it prepares to vote on its independencePhotographs by Dominic Nahr / Magnum for TIME
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Top 10 Aspiring Nations
Sudan held a referendum on Jan. 9 to decide whether to split into two sovereign countries. Here's a sampling of other places vying for independence — some with...
