As the referendum approaches for Southern Sudan in January of next year to gain independence from Northern Sudan, our new Nursing & Midwifery College in Juba, awaits the results anxiously.  Our partner at the UNFPA in Sudan sends us these weekly media summaries as everyone prepares for the voting.

Referendum Watch

• SSRC approves requests to monitor the referendum (Khartoum Monitor/SUNA)
• Registered voters to be announced next week (The Citizen)
• Sudan vote opponents spread confusion-poll chief (Reuters)
• UN panel welcomes conclusion of voter registration for referendum (UN News)
• Lawsuits to be filed before Constitutional Court on referendum malpractices (The Citizen; Al-Ahram Al-Youm)
• Talks on post-referendum issues to resume Monday – AU (Radio Miraya; Al-Sahafa)
• Southern Sudan party to campaign for independence-official (Reuters)
• NCP assures its Southern members of their citizenship status (Sudantribune.com)
• Misseriya agree to an “internal political solution” with Dinka Ngok on Abyei (Al-Ahram Al-Youm)
• South Sudan accuses north of dropping 18 bombs (Reuters)
• SPLA heavy military ware positions near Abyei (Akhbar Al-Youm)
• 9,000 Dinka Ngok families return to Abyei (Al-Sahafa)

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