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CAIRO — After decades of war, ruin and dashed aspirations, Southern Sudan moved a step closer to independence Monday as thousands registered to vote in a referendum that early next year could split Africa’s largest country in two.
The voter registration drive — marred by delays and political wrangling — began at about 2,700 centers around Sudan. The bulk of the turnout was in the semi-autonomous south, which on Jan. 9 is expected to secede from the north.
Denver Post wire services
