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24 September 2009

The politics of peace

The war in Darfur may be over, but that is not the end of Sudan’s troubles

By Alex de Waal

Darfur is no longer in intense conflict, despite what some American campaigners would like you to believe. The situation in that troubled region is in fact a sideshow to a much bigger event in Sudan, namely the referendum in the southern part of the country, tabled for January 2011, on whether Sudan will remain united.

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