Akechnhial bridge in Abyei Special Administrative Area | AAA press unit By Alan Clement Abyei’s Ministry of Physical Infrastructure, Public Utilities, and Communication has issued a stark warning regarding the deteriorating condition of the Akechnhial Bridge, a vital transport link in the region. According to the Administrative Area’s press unit,[Read More…]
Abyei Administrative Area
Abyei launches cholera vaccination campaign
By Alan Clement The Chief Administrator of the Abyei Special Administrative Area, Justice Charles Abyei Jok, has officially launched a cholera vaccination campaign aimed at tackling the recent outbreak in the region. The campaign, led by the Ministry of Health of the Abyei Special Administrative Area and partners is aimed[Read More…]
Abyei strengthens local response to fight GBV
By Alan Clement The Ministry of Gender, Child, and Social Welfare in the Abyei Special Administrative Area has concluded a week-long training program focused on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Case Management. The training was designed to not only enhance knowledge and skills but also empower citizens Abyei to effectively address and[Read More…]
Zain South Sudan discusses telecom improvement in Abyei
By Alan Clement The Chief Administrator of Abyei Special Administrative Area, Charles Abyei Jok, has met with top executives of Zain South Sudan to discuss plans for improving telecommunications infrastructure in the area. During the meeting held at the Abyei Coordination Office in Juba on July 29th, 2025, the Zain[Read More…]
Community demands removal of Aneet buffer zone commander
By William Madouk President Salva Kiir Mayardit has been urged to remove Maj-Gen Joseph Kuai Ajak from his position as buffer zone commander in Aneet, a contested area between Warrap State and Abyei Administrative Area. During a meeting of the Twic Mayardit Community Association in Juba, Ms. Achan Agoth Akiec,[Read More…]
Abyei natives oppose Dr. Francis’ self-rule proposal
By Yiep Joseph Fresh confusion has emerged in the Abyei Administrative Area as residents express conflicting views on achieving stability amid the ongoing Sudan-South Sudan dispute over the area. Recently, Dr. Francis Mading, a prominent scholar and Abyei citizen, reiterated his proposal for self-rule for the people of Abyei until[Read More…]
Militia groups causing mayhem in Abiemnom County-Commissioner
By Philip Buda Ladu Despite the overall calm security situation in Abiemnom County, Ruweng Administrative Area, local authorities have raised concerns about the growing threat posed by unruly militia groups operating in the region. Abiemnom County Commissioner Ador Minyiel Monyjok recently told a visiting team of journalists that the[Read More…]
Rezigat community rejects blood compensation
By Hou Akot Hou Peace representatives from the Sudan Arab nomad Rezigat community have refused blood money compensation following the death of an Arab man near the South Sudan-Sudan border in April. South Sudanese peace committee secretary Majok Dengdit, stationed in Gok-Machar, said they attempted to offer South Sudanese[Read More…]
Abyei seeks stronger peacekeeping force after commissioner injured
By Hou Akot Hou Abyei Special Administrative Area (ASAA) calls for a more robust peacekeeping presence in contested region, following a recent skirmish that resulted in injuring o of Rupamer County commissioner. In a phone interview on Thursday, Information Minister Bulis Koc said existing forces, primarily from Ghana, were[Read More…]
Abyei appeals for aid
By Hou Akot Hou Chairperson of the Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (RRC) in Abyei is calling on international partners to provide urgent assistance to address the dire conditions faced by returnees and refugees in the region. Ajak Deng said there is a need for increased efforts from humanitarian organizations[Read More…]
Six Twic-Ngok conflict suspects freed
By Bida Elly David Abyei Administrative Area (AAA) authority has released six soldiers who were accused of fueling inter-communal violence between the Ngok Dinka and Twic of Warrap State in 2022. After recurring conflict in the region, a high-level committee headed by the vice president for service cluster, Hussein[Read More…]
Businessman stabs teenager in Abyei
By Hou Akot Hou The chairperson of Aweil Union Abeyi, Abraham Ariath claimed that a teenager, Aguer Garang Aguer, was stabbed by an Arab businessman in Amieet market, Abyei Administrative Area, last week. Aguer, a retailer from Aweil, reportedly had a business dispute with the suspect whose identity remains[Read More…]
Over 30 killed, 27 injured in Abyei
By Hou Akot Hou A fierce fight that erupted in the restive parts of Abyei Administrative Area (AAA) early Sunday morning has reportedly left 32 people dead and 27 others injured, area authorities said. The Secretary General of the Abyei Administrative Area, Arou Manyiel Arou, confirmed the tragic communal[Read More…]
Abyei women learn to prevent GBV
By Ngor Deng Matem Abyei Administrative Area Ministry of Local Government and Law Enforcement Agency in partnership with the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), trained women on community protection under Human Rights Laws. The state Minister of Local government, Abionweng Majiith Diing, said that women have the[Read More…]
Abyei to train traditional chiefs
By Ngor Deng At least nine traditional chiefs and members of other local courts in Abyei Administrative Area will be trained on the customary laws, according to the Ministry of Local Government there. Abionweng Majiith Diing, the recently appointed minister of local government, said members of the town courts are[Read More…]