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Two rival ethnic groups involved in deadly clashes this week in Sudan’s disputed oil-rich Abyei region have signed a deal to end the violence.<\/p>\n

The hostilities had threatened to overshadow the referendum on independence for the south.
\nThe week-long vote is now in its sixth day and has passed the 60% threshold needed to validate the ballot.
\nThe rivals in Abyei, which lies on the north-south border, agreed to pay blood money for those killed in fighting.
\nThe BBC’s James Copnall in the capital, Khartoum, says the agreement does not address the greater question of what will happen to Abyei, which was due to hold its own referendum on its future.
\nThe Dinka Ngok think it belongs in the south, while the nomadic Arab Misseriya see it as northern.
\nThe heart of their dispute is about grazing rights for cattle, which are central to both communities’ traditions and economies.
\nMore than 30 people died in clashes between the Misseriya and Dinka which began in Friday in northern Abyei.
\nThere was also an attack near Abyei on one of the many convoys of south Sudanese civilians returning home, blamed by southern officials on the Misseriya.
\nHonking horns
\nIntense diplomatic efforts were led by the US and former South African President Thabo Mbeki, to find a solution to the problem, our reporter says.
\nThe deal was reached after two days of talks.
\nThe agreement has three main points:
\n\u2022\tThe blood money is for all the people killed in clashes last year.<\/p>\n

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Sudan’s Historic Vote<\/h2>\n
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  • Voting: 9-15 January<\/li>\n
  • To pass, there must be a 60% turnout, plus a straightforward majority in favour<\/li>\n
  • Vote is a condition of the 2005 deal to end the two-decade north-south conflict<\/li>\n
  • Most northerners are Arabic-speaking Muslims<\/li>\n
  • Most southerners are Christian or follow traditional religions<\/li>\n
  • Oil-rich Abyei area to hold separate vote on whether to join north or south<\/li>\n
  • Referendum could divide Africa’s largest country<\/li>\n
  • Final result due 6 February or 14 February if there are appeals<\/li>\n
  • South would become continent’s newest nation on 9 July 2011<\/li>\n
  • National anthem and flag chosen, but not new country’s name<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

    \u2022\tThe Misseriya agreed to provide security on the roads used by southerners returning to the south.<\/p>\n

    \u2022\tThe Misseriya will be allowed to travel on their migratory routes south in 15 days’ time, if certain conditions are met.
    \nNorth and south Sudan have suffered decades of conflicts driven by religious and ethnic divides, with an estimated 1.5 million people killed in the civil war.
    \nThe referendum on southern secession was agreed as part of the 2005 deal to end the 21-year civil war.
    \nCorrespondents say there were jubilant scenes in the southern capital, Juba, when it was confirmed by the South Sudan Referendum Commission that turnout for the referendum had passed the 60% required to validate it.
    \nDrivers in cars draped in the southern flag honked their horns in celebration, AFP news agency reports.
    \nNearly all of those registered to vote – almost four million people – live in the south.
    \nSouthern Sudan would become Africa’s 54th nation on 9 July 2011 should those who voted have chosen separation, as widely expected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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