Talk Of War Continues As South Sudan Prepares For Referendum On Independence

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Another War In Sudan Could Cost $100 Billion: Report -- Yahoo News/Reuters

JUBA, Sudan (Reuters) – The cost to Sudan and its neighbors of any return to civil war sparked by January's referendum on independence for southern Sudan could total $100 billion, a report said on Thursday.

The south is widely expected to choose independence in the January 9 vote -- allowed for in a 2005 deal to end a conflict that killed 2 million people -- while the north is anxious to hold on to the oil-rich south.

As the referendum approaches, both sides have turned up the rhetoric and analysts have warned of a possible return to hostilities.

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More News On The Upcoming Referendum On South Sudan Independence

Report: Possible Sudan war could cost $110 billion -- Yahoo News/AP
Report: New Sudan Civil War Could Cost $100 Billion -- Voice of America
Return to war in Sudan would cost $100bn, economic analysts say -- The Guardian
Return to war in Sudan could cost over $100bn -- Africa Review
Sudan: Return to War Could Cost in Excess of U.S.$100 Billion, Warns New Report -- AllAfrica.com
Sudan Independence Referendum May Spark $100 Billion Conflict, Study Shows -- Bloomberg
Observers urge Sudan rivals to end war of words -- Yahoo News/AFP
North-south brinkmanship could send Sudan back to war: ICG -- Yahoo News/AFP
Sudanese Commission Warns Attack Could Undermine Referendum -- Voice of America
Sudan's south says north attacks army base -- Reuters
South says six wounded in Sudan army attack -- Yahoo News/AFP
U.N. mulls 2,000 extra troops for Sudan vote: envoys -- Reuters
Sudan Energy Profile: Oil Exports Over 90 Percent Of Total Export Revenues -- Eurasia Review
Why a Free Southern Sudan Is Bad News for Darfur -- Foreign Policy