Disputed Sudan border region votes on which country to join

Thousands vote in referendum on fate of Sudan's disputed Abyei

A women waiting to vote on Oct. 27. Photo by Goran Tomasevic / Reuters.

    Tens of thousands of residents in the remote and disputed Abyei border region voted on Monday in a non-binding referendum on whether to join Sudan or South Sudan, despite fears it could trigger violence. They are awaiting on the results and hope that the residents of Abyei vote right.

This was published on Monday 28th October, 2013 by Ilya Gridneff, Reuters in NBC World News. This photo was taken by Goran Tomasevic / Reuters.
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