FT story.
A very realistic appraisal by the West of the utility of seeking to extradite (North) Sudan's president Omar Bashir over ICC charges WRT Darfur in light of his acceptance of the South's split (scheduled for this July, I believe).
In effect, the charges becomes a bargaining tool in the months ahead: Bashir can be rehabilitated if he plays nice.
This was Wikistrat's recommendation in a recent CoreGap bulletin story on the vote.