The referendum will decide whether Abyei will join Southern Sudan or will remain part of South Kordofan state (administratively part of the North). Trouble in Abyei has the potential to upset the ...

First Vice President Riek Machar has officially received the referendum report from a team from Abyei Area Administration.

South Sudan to deploy troops to disputed region of AbyeiSouth Sudan to deploy troops to disputed region of Abyei ...

The political fate of Abyei seemed to have been decided by the ruling National Congress party NCP. It should go to South Kordofan State ... the Government of Sudan and the [ex-rebel] Sudan ...

This project looks at histories of local peace-making in South Sudan over time. We do this through a collection of smaller research projects by a variety of researchers. This includes research on ...

Two armed groups raided Abyei on Saturday, local authorities said. The day after, peacekeepers came under fire when transporting affected civilians to hospital, the UN said. South Sudan and Sudan ...

The resolution extends the UNISFA mandate in the disputed* Abyei border region between Sudan and South Sudan until November 15, 2025. Explaining her position, the Russian delegate remarked ...

A displaced girl from Abyei rests at an emergency food distribution point in Agok, south Sudan (file photo – Reuters) Over 50,000 civilians fled Abyei town after bloody clashes between northern ...

(MENAFN- The Rio Times) As of January 8, 2025, South Sudan's government has intensified its claims over Abyei. This move underscores the ongoing territorial disputes between Sudan and South Sudan.

The Abyei Area is a border area between South Sudan and Sudan that has been granted "special administrative status" by the 2004 Protocol on the Resolution of the Abyei Conflict (Abyei Protocol ...