Sunday
Jan092011
Sudan Special: Today's Referendum for Secession by the South (Ezell)
Today voters in southern Sudan decide whether to secede from the north to form the world’s newest nation.
Assuring peace in Sudan this weekend will not be easy, but it is imperative to keep all parties satisfied. In an agenda including the great partition, power-sharing, and equal distribution of revenuesfrom natural resources, the hope is that both Khartoum and Juba have recognized that a bold, shrewd form of government-tribal reconciliation is essential to prevent an explosion of violence.