UN Security Council demands Sudan withdraw from disputed region

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 [...]

South Sudan army: ‘Khartoum behind killing of Ngok Dinka chief in Abyei’

Spokesman for the South Sudanese army has accused Khartoum of complicity in the assassination of Kuol Deng Kuol, paramount chief of the Ngok Dinka, by Misseriya gunmen in the disputed area of Abyei ten days ago. Kuol Deng Kuol was killed as he travelled with other officials and tribal leaders of the Ngok Dinka under [...]

Breaking silence on Abyei

By Beny Gideon Mabor “I don’t know what’s right and wrong anymore”, he said, tears streaming down his cheeks. “On the one hand, I am warned that you are the tool of oppression against our people, an enemy of the Christians and an agent of the evil. On the other hand, when I am with [...]