2009

Dr. Riek Machar Teny, told the crowd that the claims by the NCP leadership over who should vote in Abyei referendum and the fate of Heglig oilfields were misleading.

Tanks traced via satellite imagery to region stockpiling weapons in case civil war reignites

An international court redefined the boundaries of the disputed oil-producing Abyei area claimed by both north and south Sudan, but both groups pledged to respect the ruling.

This ruling can hardly be accepted for the facts that it grossly deprives South Sudan of its sovereignty and outlaws Ngok Dinka from the rights to their land. At the heart of this dispute and ruling is the natural resource of Abyei

The two sides in Sudan's last civil war have accepted a landmark ruling on the boundaries of Abyei, a flashpoint region where tensions had threatened to derail a fragile peace process

Doubts remain whether the complex ruling will be accepted by deeply divided communities living around Abyei

North and south Sudan say they accept a border ruling by judges in The Hague that gives a big oilfield to the north.

The President of the Government of southern Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit, said secession that brings peace is better than unity that returns the country to war.

Sometime in October last year, the President of Southern Sudan, Salva Kiir, flew to Rumbek to officiate in the graduation of some 800 or so new military police personnel.

At Glopac’s Africa Petroleum Frontiers day, Jarch Capital’s Phillipe Heilberg banked on Southern Sudan’s quick independence to capitalise on his newly acquired assets