Southern Secession: Sudan.

Ever since reading What is the What I have been interested in Sudan. Oddly enough, I never followed the conflict in Darfur while in high school and when I research Sudan it is mostly about the (separate) North/ South civil wars.

As part of a peace treaty signed between the North and South several years ago the South will be allowed to vote to secede from Sudan and form its own sovereign state in January of next year. The reasons for secession are overwhelming, but many are concerned that the Sudanese government will not allow the oil-rich South to leave freely.

In my article I write about the perilous situation in Sudan and throw in some Paris Hilton and George Clooney for good measure.

Read it all here: http://www.theramonline.com/opinions/celebrity-altruists-should-focus-on-sudan-1.2375884

 

The conflict in Darfur is distinct (but not mutually exclusive) from the North/ South conflict.