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South Sudan Re-Iterates Stance on Abyei

South Sudan reports that Khartoum is proposing that the contested, oil-rich region of Abyei, should be divided between the two countries. But Juba rejects the idea.
UN Photo/Tim McKulka

Fleeing large-scale fighting (file photo): Abyei was due for a referendum in 2011 to decide whether the area would remain in Sudan or become part of South Sudan.

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