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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
