Sudanese voters jubilant .

There has been singing and dancing at a
polling booth in Perth as Sudanese people
lined up to cast their vote to determine
whether South Sudan splits from the north.
People around Australia are taking part in the
referendum for independence. There are more
than 1500 people in WA registered to vote in the
poll, and more than 9000 Australia-wide.
One of the voters at the Perth polling booth said
he hoped the process would eventually lead not
just to long-lasting peace in Sudan, but in other
parts of Africa.
In Sudan itself, almost four million people have
registered to vote, and for the referendum to be
considered at least 60 per cent of those must cast
a ballot.
Voting will take place over a week to allow people
to travel to the ballot box.
On the eve of the poll, Southern Sudan's
president Salva Kiir renewed his commitment to
pursuing peace
The referendum is the conclusion of a six-year
peace process that followed decades of conflict
and the deaths of millions of people.

Source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/09/3109159.htm