"Thousands of southern Sudanese are fleeing the north as tension grows in the build-up to January's referendum on possible southern independence.
Southern Sudan's government is trying to organise many of the returns.
Many southerners have been scared by suggestions from senior northern officials that they would not be welcome if the south votes to secede.
The referendum is part of a 2005 deal to end the 21-year civil war in Africa's largest nation.
The Muslim north and south where most people are Christian or follow traditional religions are also divided along ethnic, economic and political lines and have fought for most of Sudan's post-independence history."
Southern Sudan's government is trying to organise many of the returns.
Many southerners have been scared by suggestions from senior northern officials that they would not be welcome if the south votes to secede.
The referendum is part of a 2005 deal to end the 21-year civil war in Africa's largest nation.
The Muslim north and south where most people are Christian or follow traditional religions are also divided along ethnic, economic and political lines and have fought for most of Sudan's post-independence history."
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