Hillary Clinton and Foreign Ministers Talking Sudan at the Security Council Mark Leon Goldberg November 16, 2010 A live feed from a meeting of foreign ministers at the Security Council this morning. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, UK Foreign Minister William Hague and others will discuss the upcoming referenda in South Sudan.
Scenes From Voter Registration in South Sudan Maggie Fick November 15, 2010 Today was a historic day for Southern Sudan. Across the vast, underdeveloped, France-sized region, southerners lined up to register to vote in the January self-determination referendum. Here is what that looked like in one town.
What Referendum? Maggie Fick November 6, 2010 Visits to remote areas of Southern Sudan make it difficult to imagine how Southern Sudan’s new status as an independent country will immediately change the lives of cattle keepers and farmers across the south.
Where Does All the Southern Sudanese Oil Money Go? Maggie Fick October 22, 2010 A trip to one town in South Sudan shows how oil profits fund a patronage network that keeps the Southern Sudanese government running. But is this model of governance sustainable?
A Cow Sacrificed, A Rod Honored—Will Southern Sudan’s Reconciliation Efforts Bear Fruit? Maggie Fick October 18, 2010 JUBA, Sudan—Southern Sudan’s ruling party is continuing its overtures to southern military and political forces whom it angered before and during the disputed April elections process, pursuing a simple but clever strategy that the party badly needs to succeed.
Unanswered Questions from Sudan’s Dividing Line Maggie Fick October 15, 2010 RENK, Sudan--In the northernmost point of Southern Sudan, the challenges facing the south as it looks toward independence are starkly evident, but not in the way I imagined before arriving in this surprisingly developed and bustling town roughly 30 miles from Sudan's north-south border.
George Clooney on South Sudan (Video) Mark Leon Goldberg October 12, 2010 George Clooney just returned from a trip to South Sudan with the Today Show reporter Ann Curry and the Enough Project's John Prendergast.
Worst Case Scenario Not Likely in South Sudan Maggie Fick October 8, 2010 Nicholas Kristof, and advocates like George Clooney, deserve great credit for using their considerable platform to highlight the struggles of the Sudanese people. But portraying South Sudan as a "ticking time bomb" does not reflect reality I see here every day.
“We still have a long way to go, my sister” Maggie Fick September 29, 2010 RUMBEK, Sudan—Veronica Ajok Angok, 25, was born on the run during Sudan’s most recent north-south civil war.
