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Can South Sudans Secession Enable Rights for Women?
On February 27, 2011, 98.83% of Sudanese voters supported a referendum allowing the Christian-majority South to separate from the Muslim-majority North. Seeds of conflict had been planted during British colonial rule. Following a half-century of unrelenting civil strife and second-class citizenship for those in the South, voters on both sides accepted "irreconcilable differences" and agreed to the "divorce."
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About 34,000 people flee S.Sudan clashes - UN
About 34,000 southern Sudanese have fled their homes after tribal clashes over land, water and cattle in recent weeks, a U.N. official says
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Fighting child marriage in Ethiopia
Child brides are not only robbed of childhood, but also face a range of health risks.
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Sudan's north, south militarise disputed Abyei - UN
Sudan's north and south have deployed forces with heavy weapons to disputed Abyei, the U.N. peacekeeping mission's force commander says
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Ethiopia to defy Egypt and build huge Nile dam
Decision comes despite fears the dispute could spark a war over water
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