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9. Southern Sudan Prepares to Vote

By Mark RykoffThursday, Dec. 09, 2010
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Cedric Gerbehaye / Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund / Agence VU

August 11, 2010
A young Dinka boy stands in a camp in Southern Sudan. The region will vote in early 2011 in a referendum that is almost certain to give it independence.

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