South Sudan's Vote For Independence Continues

In South Sudan, The Future Beckons And Sobers -- l.A. Times

Residents of Juba, capital of south Sudan, may be reshaping the arrogance and cruelty of colonial-era borders, but what exactly lies ahead is unknown as they stand hours to cast independence ballots.

Reporting from Juba, Sudan — Sparks flew as blacksmiths fanned fires and Stephen Jada, a welder with ambitions far larger than his tin shack, rested in the shade and spoke of how this gritty, once forgotten sliver of the world was about to blossom.

"A new nation," he declared, "is being born to be equal with other countries. There is much to be done."

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