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99% of Abyei’s Dinka vote to join South Sudan
World
October 31, 2013
99% of Abyei’s Dinka vote to join South Sudan
Residents of contested region Abyei chose overwhelmingly to join South Sudan in an unofficial referendum, election officials said Thursday, amid…
Report: Sudan’s Bashir warns about disputed Abyei region
World
July 11, 2011
Report: Sudan’s Bashir warns about disputed Abyei region
Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir said on Monday that the disputed Abyei border region could be a source of conflict…
North, South Sudan agree on demilitarized border zone
World
June 30, 2011
North, South Sudan agree on demilitarized border zone
Khartoum/Juba - North and South Sudan have agreed to form a demilitarized buffer zone at their joint border to defuse…
UN council approves Ethiopian troops for Abyei
World
June 27, 2011
UN council approves Ethiopian troops for Abyei
United Nations - The UN Security Council on Monday unanimously approved a US-drafted resolution authorizing deployment of 4200 Ethiopian troops…
US urges swift implementation of Sudan Abyei deal
World
June 20, 2011
US urges swift implementation of Sudan Abyei deal
United Nations - US Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice called on Monday for swift implementation of an agreement…
Shelling erupts in Sudan’s Abyei, official says
World
June 17, 2011
Shelling erupts in Sudan’s Abyei, official says
Juba - Shelling between northern and southern Sudanese troops forced aid workers to evacuate the town of Agok at the…
UN reinforcements head to Sudan conflict state
World
June 17, 2011
UN reinforcements head to Sudan conflict state
United Nations - The United Nations is sending peacekeeper reinforcements to the strife-torn Sudanese state of South Kordofan and has…
Abyei clashes ‘resume’ on Sudan’s embattled border
World
June 16, 2011
Abyei clashes ‘resume’ on Sudan’s embattled border
Khartoum - Clashes erupted in Abyei between north and south Sudanese troops, the southern army said, just days after a…
Troops from Sudan’s north, south clash in Abyei
World
June 15, 2011
Troops from Sudan’s north, south clash in Abyei
Nairobi - Troops from Sudan's north and south clashed on Wednesday in the disputed region of Abyei, as a southern…
Abyei deal reported but Sudan talks drag on
World
June 14, 2011
Abyei deal reported but Sudan talks drag on
Addis Ababa--Khartoum is ready to pull its troops out of the disputed Abyei region, a southern minister said, as US…