“As Sudan enters the final and most critical year of its post-war transition period, the other countries that form the Horn and central Africa are on the alert. Southern
Sudan’s self-determination referendum, scheduled for January 2011, could very well result in the partition of the country and the emergence of an independent state in the
south. The founding of a sovereign Southern Sudanese state would have profound implications for the region’s political playing field and reshape its security and economic environment. Key aspects of these discussions are captured in this report.”