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…]
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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…]