The Abyei Area (Arabic: منطقة أبيي) is an area of 10,546 km 2 or 4,072 sq mi [1] on the border between South Sudan and Sudan that has been accorded "special administrative status" by the 2004 Protocol on the Resolution of the Abyei Conflict (Abyei Protocol) in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) that ended the Second Sudanese Civil ...

Jan 15, 2013 · The Abyei Area covers 4,000 square miles of desert, farmland, and oil fields located along the ill-defined border between Sudan and South Sudan. Abyei is claimed by both countries and has been a source of conflict in the Sudans for over 50 years. Abyei’s rich oil reserves make the region economically desirable to both Sudan and South Sudan.

Between February 2022 and April 2023, clashes broke out in the Abyei area of South Sudan between Twic Dinka militias against Ngok Dinka militias, regarding control of the border between Abyei and South Sudan's Twic County. The conflict ended temporarily following a ceasefire between the Twic Dinka and Ngok Dinka in May 2023.

Abyei (also spelled Abyēy; Arabic: أبيي) is a border town currently in the Abyei Area that is disputed by South Sudan and the Sudan. The United Nations estimated the town's population at around 20,000 previous to May 2011 events.

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Geographically, Abyei Area borders Northern Bahr Al Ghazal State to the West, Warrap State to the South, Ruweng Administrative Area to the East and Sudan to the North. Its population is about 400,000 persons.

May 7, 2024 · The ongoing conflict between rival militaries in Sudan has stalled progress towards the determination of the final status of the disputed oil-rich Abyei region which straddles the Sudan-South...

Feb 27, 2025 · The Abyei conflict remains unresolved due to historical grievances, ethnic tensions, and competing territorial claims that persisted despite the 2011 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and the African Union’s 2012 efforts to establish sustainable solutions.

Jan 29, 2024 · Continuing intercommunal clashes in the disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan have left more than 50 people dead including two peacekeepers, the UN said on Monday.

May 23, 2011 · Following the seizure of Sudan's disputed town of Abyei by northern forces and concerns of renewed civil war, the BBC's James Copnall considers why the region is so important to north and south.