But south’s universities need a lot of work before opening
North and South Sudan nearing agreements on how to handle the south’s oil and currency after separation
Road should be finished by February 2012, will connect with road to Uganda's capital, Kampala
From text books to new constitution, challenges wait for southern Sudanese as they try to build a new nation.
Southern Sudan Referendum Commission's website gave secession 98.83 percent of the vote
The referendum organizing commission announced on last day of voting that turnout had reached above 80 percent in the south
As referendum on independence in Southern Sudan ends, consensus is growing that vote was success
Southern President Salva Kiir was first to vote in the southern capital Juba
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir visits South, says his government wants a future of peaceful cooperation between north and south
Ballots will be distributed to more than 2,600 voting centers by UN Development Program
Southern government started receiving oil revenues in 2005, but has been forced to spend the money to keep peace in south
The World Food Program, UN and other groups are hoping for the best, but stocking food, supplies in the event conflicts arise
Southern Sudanese are counting down the days until their independence vote.
SPLM officially announces that it supports separation from north
More than 51,000 southern Sudanese have returned from northern Sudan in last five weeks
Southern Sudan Referendum Commission to reopen bidding of ballot papers
In south, process has been seriously delayed because of waste, disagreements among organizations and poor planning
National Congress Party in north accuses counterparts in south of intimidating voters for referendum
Many returning to the south are seeking help with food and shelter
Referendum is a central part of the 2005 peace deal that ended Sudan's north-south civil war
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