Sentence examples for the abyei from inspiring English sources

But Sudan's president, Omar al-Bashir, has obstructed a resolution: first by refusing to accept the borders recommended by the Abyei Boundaries Commission, on which I served; then by blocking the enforcement of a ruling issued by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague; and finally by preventing the Abyei referendum.

There were more problems regarding the Abyei region.

President Al-Bashir has said that the Abyei situation must be established immediately.

With better education opportunities, the Abyei contingent reached the top ranks of southern leadership.

The status of the Abyei region remained a point of contention.

Notably, the Abyei residents aligned with Sudan, the Misseriya, did not vote.

KHARTOUM, Sudan — Residents of the disputed Abyei region, on the border of Sudan and South Sudan, began voting in a referendum Sunday on which country to be part of.

It also angered the national government for laying claim to the disputed Abyei region as part of the new country.

Analysts said it was a good sign that even after the takeover of Abyei, the two sides were still willing to negotiate with each other.

The border will also have to be demarcated, including the tinderbox Abyei area, where Arab nomads historically have crossed back and forth.

In the meantime Abyei is overseen by 4,000-plus 4,000-pluspEthiopianrs, peacekeepersthe UN.