Abyei Area News Today

Authorities in the Abyei Area announced on Tuesday the partial resumption of educational activities in Abyei town and various counties, excluding Rumamer county.

Members of Engineering Unit Rotation 2 of Vietnam, who are performing duties at the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), have held a number of meaningful activities in celebration of the coming Lunar New Year (Tet) 2024.

To mark the Year of the Dragon 2024, Engineering Unit Rotation 2 has built detailed plans on each activity like making “chưng” cakes – a signature dish of Tết, holding room decoration and cooking competitions, planting the “nêu” pole – another symbol of Tết, and organising folk games.

Ghanaian UN Peacekeeper Dies In Armed Attack

Ghanaian UN Peacekeeper Dies In Armed Attack

A heavy fighting erupted Saturday in the disputed Abyei region, killing a UN peacekeeper and several civilians, the UN and local officials said.

South Sudan: United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) condemns attacks on civilians and killing of a peacekeeper

Five abductees, including a little girl, were released in Rumamer County, Abyei, according to authorities from the Abyei Area and Twic County in Warrap State.

The members of the UN Security Council on Monday strongly condemned the violence in Warrap State in South Sudan and the southern parts of the Abyei Administrative Area that claimed approximately 75 lives in November 2023, and 10 lives in Abyei in early December 2023 respectively.

Security Council strongly condemns violence in Warrap of South Sudan, Abyei Area