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UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday announced the appointment of Major General Benjamin Sawyerr of Nigeria as the Force Commander for the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA). Sawyerr succeeds Maj. Gen. Kefyalew Amde Tessema of Ethiopia to whom the secretary-general is grateful for his dedication, invaluable service and effective leadership during his […]

The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, on Tuesday, announced the appointment of Maj. General Benjamin Sawyerr of Nigeria as the Force

The National Committee for the final status of Abyei held its first meeting with the Sudanese delegation in Juba on Friday. The committee is headed up by the presidential advisor for security affairs – Tut Gatluak. Based on the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement or CPA, the committee is tasked with negotiating with the government of […]

The committee formed by President Salva Kiir in May to dialogue with Sudan over the final status of the disputed Abyei region last week concluded three-day consultative meetings with chiefs, youths, and women groups in Abyei ahead of talks between the two countries.

DUBAI: Sudan called on the United Nations to replace Ethiopian peacekeepers in Abyei with another force from different countries, Foreign Minister Mariam al-Mahdi said on Tuesday. Mahdi made the statement during an interview with the pan-Arab Al-Hadath news channel following the latest round of talks with Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in Kinshasa that ended with no progress. The minister claimed that Ethiopia showed “unacceptable intransigence” in the talks over the GERD. Its decision to proceed with the second phase of the filling of its reservoir is contrary t...