Last month, Max Dana posted on her blog about the Abyei Referendum: Sudan wants is oil, South Sudan wants its people. You can also read this article on the MagkaSama Project here.
The Abyei Referendum is approachaing: voting will begin on October 27 until October 29, and the results are expected to be announced on October 31.
We will update this page with news, articles and Tweets on the Abyei Referendum. Let’s hope it will be peaceful and the results recognized and accepted without violence.
Articles
– Ngok Dinka to hold Abyei referendum this month
– Kiir-Bashir summit ends without an immediate solution on Abyei deadlock
– Returning to Sudan’s Abyei region to vote for secession
– From Sydney student life to a Sudanese struggle: a voter’s journey
– Abyei: A brief, annotated chronology—key moments in its history following the CPA
– South Sudan rejects holding unilateral referendum vote on Abyei
On Twitter
“To all my friends and my people please keep praying for our people in Abyei we are almost to our freedom.” @AbagatAshai
— AbyeiReferendum2013 (@Abyei2013) October 22, 2013
Abyei community already invited international observers from different parts of the world to check the vote. http://t.co/LHxfsUgfau
— AbyeiReferendum2013 (@Abyei2013) October 24, 2013
Misseriya welcome summit outcome, Ngok Dinka ‘disappointed’ https://t.co/8adJ9SaRlP #Abyei #Sudan #SouthSudan
— Radio Tamazuj (@RadioTamazuj) October 25, 2013
