Two armed groups raided Abyei on Saturday, local authorities said. The day after, peacekeepers came under fire when transporting affected civilians to hospital, the UN said. South Sudan and Sudan ...

60,000 people fled during and after fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) in the politically disputed town of Abyei in May ...

June 21, 2024 (JUBA) – South Sudan has excluded Abyei from the electoral process, citing its status uncertainty and the prevailing security situation in the disputed region. The status of Abyei ...

Located between Sudan and South Sudan, Abyei has been a flashpoint since the South gained independence in 2011. According to authorities in the Abyei Special Administrative Area, armed youths and ...

November 14, 2024 (NEW YORK) – The Security Council on Thursday extended the mandate of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) until 15 November 2025. 14 nations voted in ...

The resolution extends the UNISFA mandate in the disputed* Abyei border region between Sudan and South Sudan until November 15, 2025. Explaining her position, the Russian delegate remarked ...

The Security Council first authorized a peacekeeping force there in June 2011, a few weeks before South Sudan became the ...

A Pakistani peacekeeper has embraced martyrdom while gallantly combating terrorists' attacks on his convey at Abyei, a disputed territory between Sudan and South Sudan. According to the ISPR, a convoy ...