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Members of the Ngok Dinka people parade through the streets after the result of an unofficial vote was announced in the disputed border region of Abyei on Thursday, October 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Mackenzie Knowles-Coursin)

Sudan: Unilateral vote shows Abyei to join South Sudan

by Mustafa Sirri | Nov 1, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Results from the unilateral referendum held by the Ngok Dinka people on the status of Abyei—a district disputed between Sudan and South Sudan—released on Thursday show that 99.9 percent of respondents are in favor of joining South Sudan. The...

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A woman votes in a polling station located in a school during a referendum in the town of Abyei October 28, 2013 (REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic)

Sudan: Controversial referendum begins in Abyei

by Mustafa Sirri | Oct 28, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Ngok Dinka tribe began voting in a controversial referendum on the future of the contested Abyei region on Sunday, which they say will determine whether the people of the territory wish to join Sudan or South Sudan. Voting began despite the...

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File photo—Villagers from the Ngok Dinka community congregate in prayers for a peaceful referendum in the Abyei region on September 14, 2013. (REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu)

Abyei referendum raises fears of further Sudan tensions

by Mustafa Sirri | Oct 21, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—In a pre-emptive measure prior to Tuesday’s visit by the President of the Republic of Sudan, Omar Al-Bashir, to Juba, the capital of the Republic of South Sudan, the Dinka people have decided on Sunday to conduct a community referendum...

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South Africa’s former president Thabo Mbeki walks past journalists as he leaves after a meeting with Sudanese President on July 25, 2013 in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum. (AFP PHOTO EBRAHIM HAMID)

Sudan: Mbeki urges Sudan, South Sudan to continue dialogue

by Mustafa Sirri | Sep 9, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Thabo Mbeki, the head of the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel, has urged South Sudanese president Salva Kiir Mayardit to continue the dialogue with Sudanese counterpart Omar Al-Bashir despite the ongoing disputes between the two...

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A file photo dated 12 April 2013 shows Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir (L) and his South Sudan counterpart Salva Kiir (R) shaking hands prior to a meeting in Juba, South Sudan. (EPA/PHILIP DHIL)

Renewed tensions between Juba, Khartoum over Abyei referendum

by Mustafa Sirri | Aug 24, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Conflict between North and South Sudan is escalating again in the run-up to the Abyei status referendum, which is scheduled for October. While the government in the South Sudanese capital of Juba is intent on holding a popular referendum on the...