The referendum is part of the 2005 Naivasha Agreement between the Khartoum central government and the Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement and may see the division of South Sudan from the rest of the country.
Kura hii ya maoni ni sehemu ya Makubaliano ya Naivasha yaliyofanyika mwaka 2005 baina ya serikali kuu ya Khartoum na Chama cha SPLA (Sudan People's Liberation Army) na inaweza kusababisha kumeguka kwa Sudani ya Kusini kutoka kwenye nchi ya Sudani ya leo.