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Reuters: South Sudanese Register For Independence Vote

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Tags: Africa, Darfur, Sudan

Thousands of south Sudanese started registering for their long-awaited independence referendum on Monday, their first concrete step toward a vote that could split Africa's largest country in two.

The launch came after northern and southern leaders agreed they would form a "soft border" allowing the free movement of trade and nomads between their territories in the event of separation, as part of a framework agreement to resolve a list of disputes between the two sides.

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