South Sudan braced for independence referendum

Published: January 9, 2011 GMT

Some 4 million Southern Sudanese voters began casting their ballots Sunday in a weeklong referendum on independence that is set to split Africa's biggest nation in two.
South Sudan braced for independence referendum
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Sudan's Vice-President Ali Osman Taha stated on Monday that Khartoum accepted the landslide vote for southern independence.
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir told southerners during a visit to Juba on Tuesday he would celebrate the result of Sunday's referendum on southern independence.
Southern Sudan has started celebrating its independence from the north early Saturday morning.

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