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Arab nomads settling in contested Sudan region: official (AFP)

August 2nd, 2010

A Sudanese Misseriya Arab herder travelling with cattle during an annual migration south to dry season pastures in the Abyei area in 2009. Members of an Arab nomadic tribe are settling in a contested region straddling north and south Sudan, hoping to vote in referendum next year that will define its status, a Sudanese official said on Sunday.(AFP/UNMIS/File/Tim McKulka)AFP - Members of an Arab nomadic tribe are settling in a contested region straddling north and south Sudan, hoping to vote in referendum next year that will define its status, a Sudanese official said on Sunday.


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