Bashir secures a new term, attention turns to South Sudan referendum in 2011

Amid wanted by the International Criminal Court ( ICC) , Sudanese president Omar Al Bashir and his National Congress party officially declared winners in poll results. This is the first multiparty elections in 24 years. The elected president appeared on a national television shortly after the results and promised to reach out to all forces in Sudan to form a national "partnership" and vowed to make sure that the referendum takes place. Read more...