South Sudan to vote on unity, split

Their ballot option will be a solitary hand or two clasped together.

The vote, which is likely to lead to the creation of the world’s newest country, is the culmination of a 2005 peace deal that ended 20-plus years of north-south civil war.

Actor George Clooney arrived in Juba, Southern Sudan’s capital, on Thursday.

Former US President Jimmy Carter, US Senator John Kerry, and former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan are also travelling to Sudan to witness the vote.

Source: news24