In late May 2011, the Sudanese Armed Forces seized the contested border region of Abyei, claimed by both north and south. On June 20, the Government of Sudan and the Sudanese Peoples’ Liberation Movement/Army, the ruling party in the south, agreed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to demilitarize the region and allow a peacekeeping force of […]
Author: Paul Romita
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On January 9, 2011, nearly 99% of the voting population of South Sudan voted to leave the North. As a result, on July 9, 2011, South Sudan became the world’s newest nation. It is the 54th sovereign nation in Africa, and the first one since Eritrea declared its independence from Ethiopia in 1993. The occasion […]
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Following the relatively peaceful referendum in which the people of South Sudan voted to form their own country and break away from the north, violence has returned to Sudan, particularly in Abyei, the disputed territory straddling north and south. On May 21st, Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) seized control of Abyei. This was a reaction to […]