Widescreen: Sudan Splits

Sudan's south will become an independent country on July 9, but fighting along the ill-defined border has raised tension ahead of the split. North and south have yet to resolve issues such as how to manage the oil industry and divide debt. Here’s a look at the current situation in Sudan through Reuters photographer Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah’s lens.

REUTERS / Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah

A Sudanese from the south, who stayed in the north for 21 years, stands outside her shelter at Mandela camp,

 in the outskirts of Khartoum, July 4, 2011.

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REUTERS / Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah

A Sudanese from the south who was born in the north, plays near a shelter at Mandela camp in the outskirts 

of Khartoum July 4, 2011.

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REUTERS / Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah

A Sudanese from the south who was born in the north, plays near a shelter at Mandela camp in the outskirts of

 Khartoum July 4, 2011.

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AP Photo / Pete Muller

Southern Sudanese boys take shelter from afternoon rains that disrupted rehearsal for independence day celebrations in the capital city of Juba on Monday, July 4, 2011.

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REUTERS / Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah

Sudanese children from the south who were born in the north, play near a shelter at Mandela camp in the outskirts

 of Khartoum July 4, 2011.

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REUTERS / Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah

A Sudanese child from the south, wearing a t-shirt with the picture of U.S. President Barack Obama, stands near

 a shelter at Mandela camp, in the outskirts of Khartoum, July 4, 2011.

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REUTERS / Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah

Sudanese children from the south play at Mandela camp, in the outskirts of Khartoum, July 4, 2011.

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REUTERS / Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah

Sudanese from the south load belongings onto a truck bound for southern Sudan at Mandela camp, in the outskirts

 of Khartoum, July 4, 2011.

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REUTERS / Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah

Sudanese from the south load belongings onto a truck bound for southern Sudan at Mandela camp, in the outskirts

 of Khartoum, July 4, 2011.

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REUTERS / Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah

Sudanese from the south load belongings onto a truck bound for southern Sudan at Mandela camp, in the outskirts

 of Khartoum, July 4, 2011.