George Clooney: Endgame in Sudan Posted: 09 Jan 2011 07:17 PM PST | As the people of Southern Sudan hold a vote for independence, millions of civilians are in the potential path of war. George Clooney and the Enough Project recently spent time in Sudan along the border between the north and south and saw what a return to war could look like. This video from the trip highlights the challenges Sudan faces, in the wake of the referendum, to avoid a return to civil war. War is not inevitable -- we can stop this war before it starts. Visit SudanActionNow.org to find out more. CREDITS Produced by Matt Brown, Tim Freccia, Robert Padavick and Jeff Trussell Video and photography by Tim Freccia Editing and animation by Jeff Trussell Directed by Robert Padavick A co-production of The Enough Project and Not On Our Watch Copyright 2010 Center for American Progress | Views: 104462 810 ratings | | Time: 02:06 | More in Nonprofits & Activism |
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| South Sudan braced for independence referendum Posted: 09 Jan 2011 06:18 PM PST | South Sudanese go to the polls on Sunday in a referendum that marks the culmination of decades of war and six years of peace, that could see the mostly Christian south break from historical domination by the Muslim north. Duration: 01:45. | Views: 49783 72 ratings | | Time: 01:46 | More in News & Politics |
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| Crossroads Sudan Posted: 09 Jan 2011 07:07 PM PST | What is at stake for Sudan as the South votes on whether to become independent? In a series of three special programmes, Al Jazeera looks at the racial issues behind the split, the impact of Sudan's rich resources and the challenge of development ahead. | Views: 25106 61 ratings | | Time: 25:03 | More in News & Politics |
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| In Sudanese State of Unity, Mood Foreshadows Secession Posted: 09 Jan 2011 07:17 PM PST | Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from a town that will be near the border if Sudan splits into two countries following its vote on secession. The town, which bears the scars of decades of civil war, has already seen an influx of returning Southerners who had migrated to the more prosperous north in recent years. | Views: 13406 36 ratings | | Time: 04:53 | More in News & Politics |
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| South Sudan referendum underway Posted: 09 Jan 2011 07:08 PM PST | People in southern Sudan have been queuing to cast their votes in a referendum on independence. . Follow us on twitter at http://twitter.com/itn_news . | Views: 808 21 ratings | | Time: 02:34 | More in News & Politics |
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| Jubilant south Sudanese vote en masse in referendum Posted: 09 Jan 2011 07:24 PM PST | Southern Sudanese turned out in jubilant droves Sunday to vote in a referendum expected to lead to the partition of Africa's largest nation and the creation of the world's 193rd UN member state. The poll is the centre piece of a 2005 peace deal with the Arabic north that ended Africa's longest-running civil war. Duration: 01:40. | Views: 311 23 ratings | | Time: 01:41 | More in News & Politics |
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