Come January we will witness one of the rarest occurrences in Africa:secession VS unity referendum.

Southern Sudan will be going to the poll with the view of winning a favorable outcome for their secession ambitions.

Humanitarian minister for the south warns of a humanitarian crisis no matter the out come.

independence outcome will force more than 1.5million southerners to move from the Muslim dominated north to head south.

A unity outcome may result into more fighting/violence due to anger by the southerners who are looking forward to secession.

But the real question is, are we as their neighbor prepared for any eventuality?

the peace accord or is it treaty signed between the two waring sides, SLPA (read John Garang) and the government (read el bashir) gave the southern sudan a partial autonomy, which would transform into full independence if SS was not happy with the marriage...i think southern sudan is determined to detouch completely from the rest of sudan...

it is obvious that we will be caught with our pants down as usual...completely unprepared.

looks like the conflict in dafur will take a similar trajectory...

@maichblack...umed*nya point hapo.to digress, parenting's just become difficult.
zamani PCs,DCs and Ministers stayed so long in their posts you had their names at your fingers tips but now...okay its progress but not for the memory.
then they are teaching kids french (from lower primo) while your closest association with the french ligua franca is when you pass outside Alliance Francaise! woe unto you if your kid asks you to help with the corrections of his/her french paper (the basic one drawn trees, a bus,goat and you are asked to give the name of the object hapo chini). You willl be finished,gone.
Just tell the kid unaumwa na kichwa, enda kwa mama yako akuandikie...or the kid might ask you to resign from being his dad! Nikubaya.

I think they should secede. However, I know that the SS have alot of governance issues and tribalism. I hope it does not spiral into another Somalia. It may be very bad.