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52 killed in clashes in the disputed oil-rich African region of Abyei, an official says
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoGunmen attacked villagers in the oil-rich region of Abyei claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan,...
Sudan's military conflict is getting closer to South Sudan and Abyei, UN envoy warns
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe “unprecedented” conflict between Sudan’s army and rival paramilitary force now in its seventh...
32 killed in attacks in the Abyei region, which is disputed between Sudan and South Sudan
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoHeavy fighting Sunday in a disputed region claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan killed at least 32...
UN slams deployment f South Sudan troops in disputed region
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe United Nations on Wednesday condemned the deployment of South Sudanese troops in an area of the...
Sudan's Dangerous Descent Into Warlordism
Time via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe burned remnants of an MSF health post destroyed in fighting at Wunpeth village, Abyei, Sudan, August 2023. Credit - Sean Sutton—Panos Pictures/Redux...
37 people killed in disputed oil-rich African region of Abyei in fighting linked to spiritual leader
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThirty-seven people were killed over the weekend in fighting apparently tied to a land feud in the disputed oil-rich region of Abyei, an official said Sunday. The bloodshed came a week after ...
Violence in disputed Sudan-South Sudan border area kills 54
Reuters via Yahoo News· 4 months agoJUBA (Reuters) -More than 50 people including women, children and two U.N. peacekeepers were killed in attacks along South Sudan's border with Sudan, officials said, the deadliest in a spate ...
Six killed in disputed region bordering Sudan, South Sudan
Reuters via Yahoo News· 5 months agoSix people including a senior local administrator were killed in an ambush by armed men in the Abyei region claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan, local officials said. The oil-rich region experiences ...
Ethnic fighting kills 32 in disputed region straddling Sudan, South Sudan
Reuters via Yahoo News· 7 months agoJUBA (Reuters) -Attacks by rival factions of the Dinka ethnic group in an area claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan killed at least 32 people over the weekend, a local official said on Monday ...
UN says Ghanaian peacekeeper killed in violence in South Sudan
Reuters via AOL· 4 months agoA United Nations peacekeeper from Ghana has been killed alongside some civilians after clashes between rival local groups in the Abyei region on South Sudan's border with Sudan, a U.N. statement ...