Southern Sudan Readies for Referendum

Southern Sudan Readies for Referendum
Dominic Nahr / Magnum for TIME

Construction Site
Juba has become a small boomtown in anticipation of its inauguration as a new capital. The south is rich in oil, which currently accounts for 60% of Sudanese government revenue. Observers worry that the north will not part with this asset easily.

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