60,000 people fled during and after fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) in the politically disputed town of Abyei in May ...

This ruling has only resolved temporarily the geographical coordinates of the physical map, but not the real human challenges of the majority of Abyei Area residents. The money, time and human ...

Last month, the political arm of the SPLA and Khartoum's ruling National Congress Party drew up a road map for peace in Abyei, which included an agreement for a full military withdrawal and the ...

May 18, 2021 (JUBA) – South Sudan has condemned the killing of 11 people in the contested oil-producing region of Abyei on Sunday. Map showing the lcoation of the contested Abyei region in ...

JUBA, South Sudan — Gunmen attacked villagers in the oil-rich region of Abyei claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan, leaving at least 52 people dead, including a U.N. peacekeeper, and 64 wounded ...

Since 2022, contestations over Abyei have been complicated by renewed clashes between the Ngok and another Dinka sub-group, the Twic Dinka, from the south. Map of Abyei The Ngok Dinka assert their ...

April 24, 2025 (JUBA) – Youth leaders from South Sudan’s Warrap state and the contested Abyei region have committed to fostering peace and reconciliation following deadly inter-communal ...

However, the Abyei vote planned for January 2011 failed to materialise following a lack of consensus between Khartoum and Juba on who qualified to vote. In April 2012, the PSC adopted a road map aimed ...

Gunmen attacked villagers in the oil-rich region of Abyei claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan, leaving at least 52 people dead, including a U.N. peacekeeper, and 64 wounded, a regional official ...