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East Africa: Sudan Crisis Has Interrupted Dispute with South Sudan Over Abyei - UN Officials
UN News, 6 November 2023
The war between rival militaries in Sudan has interrupted encouraging signs of dialogue between Sudan and neighbouring South Sudan and "effectively put on hold" talks over disputed… Read more »
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South Sudan: Remarks at a UN Security Council Meeting on Sudan and South Sudan
State Department, 7 November 2023
Thank you, Mr. President. And thank you Under-Secretary-General Lacroix and Special Envoy Tetteh for sharing UNISFA’s progress on mandate implementation and your updates on… Read more »
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East Africa: South Sudan's President Kiir Offers Sudan Peace Talks Venue in Juba
allAfrica, 18 October 2023
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir reaffirmed his willingness to convene a gathering of political leaders from Sudan in Juba next week. Read more »
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South Sudan: President Kiir to Host A Meeting of Sudanese Political Leaders in Juba Next Week
GoSS, 17 October 2023
President Kiir has reiterated readiness to host a meeting of Sudanese political leaders in Juba next week. The President spoke after receiving briefing from the Deputy Chairman of… Read more »
South Sudan Dispute over Abyei on Hold over Crisis in Sudan
A senior UN officials has told the Security Council that the war between rival militaries in Sudan has interrupted encouraging signs of dialogue between Sudan and neighbouring South Sudan and "effectively put on hold" talks over disputed Abyei.
The Abyei area, which is rich in oil resources, straddles the border between Sudan and South Sudan, and is claimed by both sides. The Security Council first authorized a peacekeeping force there in June 2011, a few weeks before South Sudan became the world's youngest independent nation.
"With the conflict in Sudan, the conditions are not conducive for talks on the final status of Abyei. The progress that was made [earlier this year] unfortunately was not something that we could build upon," Hanna Serwaa Tetteh, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Horn of Africa, told ambassadors. "Key Sudanese and South Sudanese leaders have not expressed the desire to engage on these topics," she added.
Tetteh noted that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which is fighting the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in Sudan, is now getting closer to Abyei, controlling parts of the border with South Sudan.
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South Sudan has accused the government of Sudan of launching repeated coordinated attacks on civilian settlements in Abyei which has killed more than 77 people. Read more »
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The area of Abyei, on the border between Sudan and South Sudan, has been disputed since 2011.
