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.

Aerial view of Abyei town and environs, in 2009. 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. [1]The oil-producing and fertile Abyei Area, with Abyei town as …

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.

Mar 3, 2025 · In Abyei, a disputed oil-rich region between Sudan and South Sudan, political limbo has long fuelled local conflicts and left the area neglected by international aid groups. But the situation for residents has become even tougher over the past three years, as political elites stir new conflicts and as the war in Sudan causes prices to rise and ...

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 28, 2024 · A regional official says gunmen attacked villagers in the oil-rich region of Abyei claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan.

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...

Jan 29, 2024 · It is the deadliest incident in a three-year-long spate of clashes in oil-rich region of Abyei. Two armed groups raided Abyei on Saturday, local authorities said.