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Members of the Ngok Dinka people parade through the streets after the result of an unofficial vote was announced in the disputed border region of Abyei on Thursday, October 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Mackenzie Knowles-Coursin)


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A woman votes in a polling station located in a school during a referendum in the town of Abyei October 28, 2013 (REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic)


Sudan: Controversial referendum begins in Abyei

Sudan: Controversial referendum begins in Abyei

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Ngok Dinka tribe began voting in a controversial referendum on the future of the contested Abyei region on Sunday, which they say will determine whether the people of the territory wish to join Sudan or South Sudan. Voting began despite the...
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File photo—Villagers from the Ngok Dinka community congregate in prayers for a peaceful referendum in the Abyei region on September 14, 2013. (REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu)


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South Africa’s former president Thabo Mbeki walks past journalists as he leaves after a meeting with Sudanese President on July 25, 2013 in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum. (AFP PHOTO EBRAHIM HAMID)


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A file photo dated 12 April 2013 shows Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir (L) and his South Sudan counterpart Salva Kiir (R) shaking hands prior to a meeting in Juba, South Sudan. (EPA/PHILIP DHIL)