Clashes erupt in flashpoint Sudan border state

The Invasion of Abyei – Two Years of More Agony

On 21st May 2013, the people of Abyei have spent two years of more agony and they will remember again the sad memories of how their lives and livelihoods were shattered by Bashir when he invaded Abyei in May 2011. But such memories will be bitterer this year as their Paramount Chief Kuol Deng has [...]

UN calls for extra troops in disputed Abyei

//– Video Eldorado Park residents say they feel much safer thanks to an intervention spearheaded by President Jacob Zuma. Coverage The controversial landing of a chartered Gupta jet at Waterkloof Air Force Base is finally debated in Parliament. Exclusive It took eNCA’s investigation for the SAPS to realise that their website had beenRead more: http://www.enca.com/africa/un-calls-extra-troops-disputed-abyei

Abyei: Governments Versus Area Citizens

Abyei: Governments Versus Area Citizens Omdah (Chief) of Awlad Kamil, a branch of Misseriya tribe, Mohamed Hammad Abdul-Jalil has affirmed failure of Sudan and South Sudan governments regarding the Abyei area, namely via the strategic plan set by the Sudanese government.Speaking on the sidelines of the consultative forum on Abyei, which was organized by Sudan [...]

Sudan, South Sudan hold talks to ease Abyei tensions

The talks came after UN leader Ban Ki-moon and the African Union appealed for calm in the flashpoint area following the killing of a tribal chief and a UN peacekeeper on Saturday. “Our president has been in direct contact with president Bashir… they exchanged ideas about this sad incident,” South Sudan‘s Information Minister Barnaba Marial [...]