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UN: North, South Sudan agree Abyei troop withdrawal
World
May 9, 2011
UN: North, South Sudan agree Abyei troop withdrawal
Khartoum -- North and South Sudan have agreed to start withdrawing unauthorized troops from the flashpoint Abyei border region, the…
Clashes in Sudan kill 20 near border, oil regions
World
May 4, 2011
Clashes in Sudan kill 20 near border, oil regions
Johannesburg -- Renewed fighting in Sudan's most contested border region and in a strategic oil-rich state has left at least…
South Sudan ‘won’t be recognized’ with Abyei
World
April 28, 2011
South Sudan ‘won’t be recognized’ with Abyei
Khartoum -- Khartoum will not recognize the new state of South Sudan when it declares independence in July if it…
S.Sudan official to Khartoum: Pull back from Abyei
World
April 12, 2011
S.Sudan official to Khartoum: Pull back from Abyei
Addis Ababa -- The vice president of Southern Sudan on Tuesday urged the northern Sudanese military to withdraw its forces…
US envoy to Sudan: Abyei conflict could spark war
World
April 9, 2011
US envoy to Sudan: Abyei conflict could spark war
Addis Ababa -- Both southern and northern Sudan have violated agreements by bringing heavily armed units into the disputed border…
Images: Sudan deploys tanks, helicopters near Abyei
World
April 8, 2011
Images: Sudan deploys tanks, helicopters near Abyei
Khartoum -- Sudan's northern army has deployed attack helicopters and tanks within range of the disputed Abyei area, a satellite…
North-South Sudan flashpoint sees troop increase
World
March 23, 2011
North-South Sudan flashpoint sees troop increase
Juba -- The top government official in the one region most likely to send north and South Sudan back toward…
Gunmen kill five ‘as they slept’ in Sudan’s Abyei
World
March 22, 2011
Gunmen kill five ‘as they slept’ in Sudan’s Abyei
Khartoum -- Gunmen attacked a village in the middle of the night in Sudan's flashpoint Abyei border region, killing five…
Egyptian FM calls for calm in Sudan’s disputed Abyei province
Egypt
January 13, 2011
Egyptian FM calls for calm in Sudan’s disputed Abyei province
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit on Thursday expressed his "deep concern" over reported clashes in southern Sudan's oil-rich
Sudanese referendum: Deadly clashes in Abyei leave 23 dead
Egypt
January 10, 2011
Sudanese referendum: Deadly clashes in Abyei leave 23 dead
At least 23 people have died in clashes between Dinka soldiers and Arab nomads near Sudan's north-south border in the…