Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the expectations and high hopes of the predominantly Christian southern Sudanese voters, who are heading to the polls in this historic bid to separate from Sudan's Ar
Sudan: Challenges Ahead
Celebrating expected secession, south Sudan prepares for transition's challenges.
As residents of southern Sudan vote on a referendum to secede from the north, dozens have been killed in new violence.
Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from a town that will be near the border if Sudan splits into two countries following its vote on secession.
Mark C. Hackett, Special to the Pulitzer Center
As Sudan gears up for Sunday's national elections, another landmark vote is on the horizon -- a referendum in January that will determine whether the south splits from the north.
The village of Abyei had a population of about 30,000 when, in May 2008, violence broke out between government forces from the north and soldiers from the south, leveling the town and forcing the r
In May 2008, long-simmering tensions between the Sudan People's Liberation Army of the south and government forces from the north boiled over into violent clashes in the town of Abyei, causing an e
Decades of civil war in southern Sudan has have hindered the population's access to clean water and allowed some parasites to persist.
Sudan's first multi-party presidential and parliamentary elections in 24 years are set for April 11, but with just days to go, the main opposition presidential candidate has withdrawn from the race
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Larisa Epatko is a reporter-producer for the PBS NewsHour's foreign affairs beat, producing multimedia reports for the Web site and contributing to the broadcast. She runs the World View...
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Fred de Sam Lazaro is director of the Project for Under-Told Stories at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, a program that combines international journalism and teaching. He has served with The...