While Sudan has for generations been synonymous with either civil war or Darfur, 2011 is seeing the potential for a very democratic separation of the South from the North. Amid the violence, fear, drought, famine and religious intolerance, South Sudan has managed to kick enough force to become it's own country; well that's if the referendum goes to plan. So far so good but once the vote counting is done there will still be the matter of (in no order of importance) forming a government, choosing a name for the country ('Kush' is a favorite), getting international recognition, resolving the oil crisis which will presumably emerge when northern Sudan blocks negotiations over the fate of Abyei.
Putting the word 'freedom' in front of 'Sudanese' was just too tempting!
