Sudan and South Sudan agree on how to draw Abyei border
The two committees failed to discuss the issue of the referendum, which is fundamental in the final status of Abyei.
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The two committees failed to discuss the issue of the referendum, which is fundamental in the final status of Abyei.
A renowned South Sudanese civil society activist has called on the governments of South Sudan and Sudan to expedite the process of deciding the final status of the contested Abyei Area which straddles the border of the two counties.
The acting SPLM Secretary-General has accused the Sudanese government of being responsible for the runaway violence in the contested Abyei region.
The Dinka word Ngok, from which the people of Abyei derive their ethnic name, is a fish with three sharp fins described as ‘horns’. While its meat is delicious, it is not an easy fish to catch, as it threatens to dangerously pierce the fisher with its sharp horns. But this danger is purely defensive, never offensive.
UN Chief António Guterres has announced the appointment of Maj. Gen. Benjamin Sawyerr of Nigeria as UN Interim Force commander for Abyei.