The larger Sudan region will continue to face many challenges even after the referendum on South Sudan.
A referendum held in the province of Southern Sudan between 9 and 15 January to decide on secession saw voters overwhelmingly endorsing the formation of a new nation state. Southern Sudan has been a semi-autonomous region after the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (cpa, also called the Naivasha agreement) that ended the civil war between Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir’s National Congress Party (NcP)-led forces and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army/Movement (SPLa/M).
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