Southern Sudan Expected to Secede, Presidential Aide Says
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Southern Sudan is likely to vote to secede from Sudan in a referendum next month, said Nafie Ali Nafie, an aide to President Umar al-Bashir.
Efforts to maintain the unity of Sudan have failed, Nafie said yesterday, according to state news agency SUNA. The government of the north will have to accept a vote in favor of separation, the Khartoum-based agency cited him as saying in a speech.