The Star (Nairobi)

Sudan: Abyei is Still Ours, North Sudan Declares

By Oliver Mwenda, 7 July 2011
As the world welcomes its newest nation, global attention turns to Southern Sudan whose lack of infrastructure makes it almost completely dependent ... ( Resource: Logistical woes beset South Sudan

North Sudan has re-iterated that Abyei belongs to the North and they will only move out after a referendum to determine who will control the oil rich region, according to Sudan's ambassador to Kenya Kamal Ismail Saeed.

Saeed also says President Omar el Bashir will visit South Sudan on Saturday as it gains its independence from the north. Sudan this morning unveiled a new map showing Abyei as part of north Sudan which could further escalate problems between the two states.

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