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Local authorities in Rumamer county of the Abyei Administrative Area say the conflict-displaced population is returning to their homes in Aneet and Agok villages.

Veteran politician and national lawmaker John Masua Mandaza passed away while on a peace mission in Abyei Administrative Area on Monday afternoon, the family confirms.

Sudan and South Sudan are finally on the way to reaching an agreement on the final status of Abyei, the disputed oil-rich region on the border between the two countries.

The two committees failed to discuss the issue of the referendum, which is fundamental in the final status of Abyei.

The University of Pretoria’s (UP) Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship (CAS) and Future Africa, recently partnered with the Sweden-based Nordic Africa Institute (NAI), to host a policy dialogue on “Fifteen Diplomats on A Powder Keg: Africa and the United Nations (UN) Security Council.”

JUBA - Almost eight million people in South Sudan, or two-thirds of the population in the deeply troubled country, are at risk of severe hunger, the United Nations warned on Thursday.

JUBA — Almost 8 million people in South Sudan, or two-thirds of the population in the deeply troubled country, are at risk of severe hunger, the United Nations warned on Thursday.The misery in one of the poorest nations on the planet is being compounded by widespread flooding which has now affected more than 1 million people, according to the UN.The world's youngest country

Millions at risk of severe hunger in South Sudan: UN

The peace dialogue between the Ngok people of Abyei Administrative Area and the Twic of Warrap State - has come up with a nine-point resolution in Western Bahr el Ghazal to end violence between the two communities.

Farmers in Ruweng Administrative Area are calling on the national government to address the issue of illegal taxation and insecurity in the area to enable unhindered supply of their produce to greater Bahr el Ghazal.