Sunset in the Abyei region of Molomol.
Anxiety Grows Over Vote in Sudan's Abyei Region
Analysts fear that frustration over who governs oil rich Abyei, as international mediators struggle to resolve a row, may get out of hand ahead of the much anticipated referendum in the South.-
Sudan: NCP Warns SPLM Against Annexation of Abyei
Sudan Tribune, 29 December 2010
The ruling National Congress Party (NCP) said it has received information showing a plan by the Sudan People Liberation Movement (SPLM) to take unilateral actions on the disputed… Read more »
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Sudan: Abyei, Citizenship Remain Flashpoints - Deng Alor, Southern Official
allAfrica, 29 December 2010
Just before Christmas, in the dusty, impoverished capital of Southern Sudan, AllAfrica's Reed Kramer and Tami Hultman sat down with Deng Alor Kuol, minister of regional… Read more »
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Sudan: Abyei Leaders Call for Resolution of Vote Delay
Sudan Tribune, 25 December 2010
On Christmas Day the speaker of the Abyei legislative council, Charles Abyei Jok, while addressing the congregation on Saturday morning at the Roman Catholic Church in Abyei town,… Read more »
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Sudan: Abyei Official Says North Deployed Troops in Region
Sudan Tribune, 18 December 2010
A local administration official in the contested oil-producing area of Abyei on Saturday reported that the northern Sudanese army has deployed troops in South Kordorfan state,… Read more »
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Sudan: South's Forces Deny Entering Abyei Region
Sudan Tribune, 13 December 2010
Deng Arop Kuol, chief administrator of the oil-producing region of Abyei on Monday denied that any armed forces belonging to the Sudan People's Liberation Army has entered Abyei… Read more »
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Sudan: Parties Meet to Decide on Abyei Independence Vote
Sudan Tribune, 5 December 2010
Sudanese presidency will meet on Monday to discuss the future of the central Sudan disputed region of Abyei as the referendum on southern Sudan independence will take place within… Read more »
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Sudan: Abyei Region Braces for 'Bad Christmas'
UNIRIN, 1 December 2010
As international mediators struggle to resolve a row over who will govern Abyei, residents in the troubled and increasingly militarized region of Sudan are growing impatient.… Read more »
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Sudan: Clashes and Demos in Abyei
UNIRIN, 7 July 2010
Tension over the future of Abyei, a flashpoint region roughly the size of Lebanon on Sudan's north-south border, erupted into armed violence and street demonstrations this week. Read more »
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Sudan: Abyei Conflict Threatens to Escalate
allAfrica, 29 May 2008
Sudan could be sliding back into a national civil war. Read more »
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Sudan: Peace Deal Agreed On Oil-Rich Region
Nation, 17 May 2008
North and Southern Sudan have reached a tentative agreement on Abyei, ending a new round of fighting over the area in the recent past. It includes an immediate ceasefire and the… Read more »
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Sudan: Fears of More Conflict Amid Abyei Suffering
UNIRIN, 27 May 2008
Failure to allow thousands of Abyei civilians to return home following recent conflict could destabilise other parts of Sudan, the UN has warned. Read more »
