Abyei, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 79 relations: Abyei (town), Abyei status referendum, Addis Ababa Agreement (1972), Addis Ababa University, African Affairs, Agok, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anyanya, Anyanya II, Awn Al-Khasawneh, Babanusa, Bahr el Ghazal (region of South Sudan), Blue Nile State, Central Africa Time, Comprehensive Peace Agreement, Condominium (international law), Daju people, Dinka people, Donald K. Petterson, Douglas H. Johnson, Ethiopia, European Union, First Sudanese Civil War, Gaafar Nimeiry, Gary Born, Greater Nile Oil Pipeline, Heglig, Hydrocarbon, Intergovernmental Authority on Development, International arbitration, International Crisis Group, John Danforth, John Garang, Khartoum, Kordofan, Kuol Deim Kuol, List of sovereign states, Malakal, Messiria tribe, Muglad, Muglad Basin, Muraheleen, National unity government, No-fly zone, Nomad, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Nuba Mountains, Omar al-Bashir, Paul R. Williams (professor of law), Permanent Court of Arbitration, ... Expand index (29 more) »

2. Bahr el Ghazal
3. Condominia (international law)
4. Second Sudanese Civil War
5. South Kordofan
6. South Sudan–Sudan relations
7. Subdivisions of South Sudan
8. Subdivisions of Sudan
9. Territorial disputes of South Sudan
10. Territorial disputes of Sudan

Abyei (town)

Abyei (also spelled Abyēy; أبيي) is a border town currently in the Abyei Area that is disputed by South Sudan and the Sudan. Abyei and Abyei (town) are Bahr el Ghazal.

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Abyei status referendum

The Abyei status referendum is a delayed referendum that was originally due to be held in 2011 in which the residents of Abyei can decide either to remain part of the Sudanese South Kordofan region or to become part of the Bahr el Ghazal region of South Sudan.

See Abyei and Abyei status referendum

Addis Ababa Agreement (1972)

The Addis Ababa Agreement, also known as the Addis Ababa Accord, was a set of compromises within a 1972 treaty that ended the First Sudanese Civil War (1955–1972) fighting in Sudan.

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Addis Ababa University

Addis Ababa University (AAU) (አዲስ አበባ ዩኒቨርሲቲ) is a national university located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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African Affairs

African Affairs is a peer-reviewed academic journal published quarterly by Oxford University Press on behalf of the London-based Royal African Society.

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Agok

Agok (أكوك) is a border town in the disputed Abyei region near the South Sudanese border.

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Anglo-Egyptian Sudan

Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (السودان الإنجليزي المصري) was a condominium of the United Kingdom and Egypt between 1899 and 1956, corresponding mostly to the territory of present-day South Sudan and Sudan. Abyei and Anglo-Egyptian Sudan are condominia (international law).

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Anyanya

The Anyanya (also spelled Anya-Nya) were a southern Sudanese separatist rebel army formed during the First Sudanese Civil War (1955–1972).

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Anyanya II

Anyanya II is the name taken in 1978 by a group of the 64 tribes of South Sudan dissidents who took up arms in All of Sudan.

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Awn Al-Khasawneh

Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh (عون الخصاونة; born 22 February 1950) is a Jordanian former politician and judge who was the 39th Prime Minister of Jordan, serving from October 2011 to April 2012.

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Babanusa

Babanusa (بابنوسة) is a town in western Sudan.

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Bahr el Ghazal (region of South Sudan)

The Bahr el Ghazal is a region of northwestern South Sudan. Abyei and Bahr el Ghazal (region of South Sudan) are Bahr el Ghazal.

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Blue Nile State

Blue Nile State (ولاية النيل الأزرق) is one of the eighteen states of the Republic of the Sudan.

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Central Africa Time

Central Africa Time or CAT, is a time zone used in central and southern Africa.

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Comprehensive Peace Agreement

The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA, Ittifāqiyyah al-salām al-šāmil), also known as the Naivasha Agreement, was an accord signed on 9 January 2005, by the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) and the Government of Sudan. Abyei and Comprehensive Peace Agreement are Second Sudanese Civil War and south Sudan–Sudan relations.

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Condominium (international law)

A condominium (plural either condominia, as in Latin, or condominiums) in international law is a political territory (state or border area) in or over which multiple sovereign powers formally agree to share equal dominium (in the sense of sovereignty) and exercise their rights jointly, without dividing it into "national" zones. Abyei and condominium (international law) are condominia (international law).

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Daju people

The Daju people are a group of seven distinct ethnicities speaking related languages (see Daju languages) living on both sides of the Chad-Sudan border and in the Nuba Mountains.

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Dinka people

The Dinka people (Jiɛ̈ɛ̈ŋ) are a Nilotic ethnic group native to South Sudan.

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Donald K. Petterson

Donald K. Petterson (born November 17, 1930) is an American diplomat, and a career United States Foreign Service officer.

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Douglas H. Johnson

Douglas Hamilton Johnson is an American scholar who lives in Britain who specializes in the history of North East Africa, Sudan and the Southern Sudan.

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Ethiopia

Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa.

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European Union

The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe.

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First Sudanese Civil War

The First Sudanese Civil War (also known as the Anyanya Rebellion or Anyanya I, after the name of the rebels, a term in the Madi language which means 'snake venom') was a conflict from 1955 to 1972 between the northern part of Sudan and the southern Sudan region that demanded representation and more regional autonomy.

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Gaafar Nimeiry

Gaafar Muhammad an-Nimeiry (otherwise spelled in English as Gaafar Nimeiry, Jaafar Nimeiry, or Ja'far Muhammad Numayri; جعفر محمد النميري; 1 January 193030 May 2009) was a Sudanese military officer and politician who served as the fourth head of state of Sudan from 1969 to 1985, first as Chairman of the National Revolutionary Command Council and then as President.

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Gary Born

Gary B. Born (born September 14, 1955) is an American lawyer.

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Greater Nile Oil Pipeline

The Greater Nile Oil Pipeline is an important oil export pipeline in Sudan. Abyei and Greater Nile Oil Pipeline are south Sudan–Sudan relations.

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Heglig

Heglig, or Panthou (also spelled Heglieg or Pandthow), is a small town at the border between the South Kordofan state of Sudan and the Unity State in South Sudan. Abyei and Heglig are Territorial disputes of South Sudan and Territorial disputes of Sudan.

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Hydrocarbon

In organic chemistry, a hydrocarbon is an organic compound consisting entirely of hydrogen and carbon.

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The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is an eight-country trade bloc in Africa.

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International arbitration

International arbitration is arbitration between companies or individuals in different states, usually by including a provision for future disputes in a contract.

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International Crisis Group

The International Crisis Group (ICG; also known as the Crisis Group) is a global non-profit, non-governmental organisation founded in 1995.

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John Danforth

John Claggett Danforth (born September 5, 1936) is an American politician, attorney, diplomat, and Episcopal priest who served as the Attorney General of Missouri from 1969 to 1976 and as a United States Senator from 1976 to 1995.

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John Garang

Dr. Abyei and John Garang are Second Sudanese Civil War.

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Khartoum

Khartoum or Khartum (al-Khurṭūm, pronounced al.xur.tˤuːm) is the capital of Sudan.

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Kordofan

Kordofan (كردفان) is a former province of central Sudan.

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Kuol Deim Kuol

Kuol D. Kuol is a former South Sudan People's Defence Forces (SPLA) general and the chief administrator of the Abyei Area since June 29, 2020.

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List of sovereign states

The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty.

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Malakal

Malakal is a city in South Sudan, serving as the capital of Upper Nile State in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan, along the White Nile River.

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Messiria tribe

The Messiria, known also under the name of Misseriya Arabs, are a branch of the Baggara ethnic grouping of Arab tribes.

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Muglad

Mujlad (المجلد) is a city in West Kurdufan State in the west of Sudan.

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Muglad Basin

The Muglad Basin is a large rift basin in Northern Africa.

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Muraheleen

The Muraheleen (can be spelled as Murahilin or Murahleen), also known as al-Maraheel, were tribal militias primarily composed of Rizeigat and Messiria tribes from western Sudan.

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National unity government

A national unity government, government of national unity (GNU), or national union government is a broad coalition government consisting of all parties (or all major parties) in the legislature, usually formed during a time of war or other national emergency.

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No-fly zone

A no-fly zone, also known as a no-flight zone (NFZ), or air exclusion zone (AEZ), is a territory or area established by a military power over which certain aircraft are not permitted to fly.

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Nomad

Nomads are communities without fixed habitation who regularly move to and from areas.

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Northern Bahr el Ghazal

Northern Bahr el Ghazal (Arabic: ولاية شمال بحر الغزال) is a state in South Sudan. Abyei and Northern Bahr el Ghazal are Bahr el Ghazal.

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Nuba Mountains

The Nuba Mountains (جبال النوبة), also referred to as the Nuba Hills, is an area located in South Kordofan, Sudan. Abyei and Nuba Mountains are Second Sudanese Civil War and south Kordofan.

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Omar al-Bashir

Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir (born 1 January 1944) is a Sudanese former military officer and politician who served as Sudan's head of state under various titles from 1989 until 2019, when he was deposed in a coup d'état.

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Paul R. Williams (professor of law)

Paul R. Williams is a professor at American University, where he teaches in the School of International Service and the Washington College of Law, holding the Rebecca Grazier Professorship in Law and International Relations.

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Permanent Court of Arbitration

The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) is a non-UN intergovernmental organization headquartered at the Peace Palace, in The Hague, Netherlands.

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Pierre-Marie Dupuy

Pierre-Marie Dupuy (born October 5, 1946 in Paris) is a French jurist.

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Politics of South Sudan

The politics of South Sudan concern the system of government in the Republic of South Sudan, a country in East Africa, and the people, organizations, and events involved in it.

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Politics of Sudan

Currently, the politics of Sudan takes place in the framework of a federal provisional government.

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Port Sudan

Port Sudan (Būr Sūdān, Beja: Bar'uut) is a city and port on the Red Sea in eastern Sudan, and the capital of Red Sea State.

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Rebellion

Rebellion is a violent uprising against one's government.

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Red Sea

The Red Sea is a sea inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia.

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Rift

In geology, a rift is a linear zone where the lithosphere is being pulled apart and is an example of extensional tectonics.

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Salva Kiir Mayardit

Salva Kiir Mayardit (born 13 September 1951), also known as Salva Kiir, is a South Sudanese politician who has been the President of South Sudan since its independence on 9 July 2011.

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Second Sudanese Civil War

The Second Sudanese Civil War was a conflict from 1983 to 2005 between the central Sudanese government and the Sudan People's Liberation Army. Abyei and Second Sudanese Civil War are south Sudan–Sudan relations.

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South Kordofan

South Kordofan (جنوب كردفان) is one of the 18 wilayat or states of Sudan.

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South Sudan

South Sudan, officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East Africa.

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South Sudan People's Defence Forces

The South Sudan People's Defence Forces (SSPDF), formerly the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), is the army of the Republic of South Sudan.

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Stephen M. Schwebel

Stephen Myron Schwebel (born March 10, 1929), is an American jurist and international judge, counsel and arbitrator.

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Sudan

Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa.

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Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North

The Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North (Harakat Al-Sha'abia Li-Tahrir Al-Sudan-Al-Shamal), or SPLM–N, is a political party and militant organisation in the Republic of the Sudan, based in the states of Blue Nile and South Kordofan.

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Sudan Tribune

The Sudan Tribune is an electronic news portal on Sudan and South Sudan and neighbouring countries including news coverage, analyses and commentary, official reports and press releases from various organizations, and maps.

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Tadesse Werede

Lieutenant General Tadesse Werede Tesfay (ታደሰ ወረደ (ወዲ ወረደ).) is Commander-in Chief of the Tigray Defense Forces.

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The Hague

The Hague is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands.

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The New Humanitarian

The New Humanitarian, previously known as IRIN News, or Integrated Regional Information Networks News, is an independent, non-profit news agency.

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United Nations

The United Nations (UN) is a diplomatic and political international organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and serve as a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations.

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United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei

The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) is a United Nations peacekeeping force in Abyei, which is contested between the Republic of Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan.

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United Nations Security Council Resolution 1990

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1990, adopted unanimously on June 27, 2011, after recalling all previous resolutions on the situation in Sudan and the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, the Council established the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) in the disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan.

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United States Institute of Peace

The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) is an American federal institution tasked with promoting conflict resolution and prevention worldwide.

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Unity oilfield

The Unity oilfield (Chotjiok) is a major oilfield in Chotjiok at Rotriak Boma, Budang Payam, northern territory of Rubkona County, South Sudan.

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University of Nairobi

The University of Nairobi (uonbi or UoN) is a collegiate research university based in Nairobi and is the largest university in Kenya.

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Upper Nile (state)

Upper Nile is a state in South Sudan.

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Warrap (state)

Warrap is one of the ten states in South Sudan, located in the Bahr el Ghazal region. Abyei and Warrap (state) are Bahr el Ghazal.

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West Kordofan

West Kordofan (غرب كردفان) is one of the 18 wilayat or provinces of Sudan.

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2011 South Sudanese independence referendum

A referendum took place in Southern Sudan from 9 to 15 January 2011, on whether the region should remain a part of Sudan or become independent. Abyei and 2011 South Sudanese independence referendum are south Sudan–Sudan relations.

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See also

Bahr el Ghazal

• Abyei
• Abyei (town)
• Abyei border conflict (2022–present)
• Adda River (South Sudan)
• Aweil East State
• Aweil State
• Bahr al-Arab
• Bahr el Ghazal (region of South Sudan)
• Bahr el Ghazal River
• Bahr el-Ghazal (wadi in Chad)
• Deim Zubeir
• Eastern Lakes State
• Gogrial State
• Gok State
• Jur River
• Kuru River
• Lakes (state)
• Lakes State
• Lol River
• Lol State
• Northern Bahr el Ghazal
• Pongo River (South Sudan)
• Sopo River
• Sopo, South Sudan
• Tonj State
• Twic State
• Warrap (state)
• Wau River
• Wau State
• Western Bahr el Ghazal
• Western Lakes State

Condominia (international law)

• Abyei
• Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
• Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Brčko District
• Canton and Enderbury Islands
• Condominium (international law)
• Free City of Cracow
• Hadf
• Independent State of Croatia
• Neutral Moresnet
• New Hebrides
• Oregon Country
• Pheasant Island
• Quinto Real (place)
• Tangier International Zone

Second Sudanese Civil War

• Abyei
• Assessment and Evaluation Commission
• Bor massacre
• Civil Authority for the New Sudan
• Comprehensive Peace Agreement
• Daud Bolad
• Gordon Kong Chuol
• John Garang
• Joseph Oduho
• Kawac Makwei
• Kerubino Kuanyin Bol
• Khartoum Peace Agreement of 1997
• Lam Akol
• Lost Boys of Sudan
• National Convention of New Sudan
• National Reconciliation (Sudan)
• New Sudan
• Nuba Mountains
• Operation Moses
• Operation Thunderbolt (1997)
• Peter Lam Both
• Riek Machar
• Samuel Aru Bol
• Second Sudanese Civil War
• September 1983 Laws
• Southern Sudan Autonomous Region (1972–1983)
• Sudan Council of Churches
• Sudan Peace Act
• War of the Peters
• William Nyuon Bany
• Wunlit Peace Conference

South Kordofan

• 2012 Talodi Antonov An-26 crash
• Abyei
• Abyei District
• Abyei Liberation Front
• As Salam District
• Battle of Kadugli
• Dalanj University
• Kadugli Airport
• Kordofanian languages
• Nuba Mountains
• Nuba Relief, Rehabilitation and Development Organisation
• Nyimang people
• South Kordofan
• Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile
• Talodi–Heiban languages
• Tima people
• University of West Kordofan
• University of the Holy Quran and Islamic Sciences

South Sudan–Sudan relations

• 2011 South Sudanese independence referendum
• 2014 Bentiu massacre
• Abyei
• Comprehensive Peace Agreement
• Greater Nile Oil Pipeline
• Heglig Crisis
• Second Sudanese Civil War
• South Sudan–Sudan relations
• Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile

Subdivisions of South Sudan

• Abyei
• Anuet
• Anyidi, South Sudan
• Azande Kingdom
• Baidit
• Boma (administrative division)
• Counties of South Sudan
• Districts of South Sudan
• Jalle
• Kolnyang
• List of cities in South Sudan
• Payam (administrative division)
• Pibor Administrative Area
• Regions of South Sudan
• Ruweng Administrative Area
• States of South Sudan

Subdivisions of Sudan

• Abyei
• Districts of Sudan
• States of Sudan
• Subdivisions of Sudan

Territorial disputes of South Sudan

• Abyei
• Heglig
• Heglig Crisis
• Ilemi Triangle
• Jau, South Sudan
• Kafia Kingi

Territorial disputes of Sudan

• Abyei
• Al-Fashaga District
• Al-Fashaga conflict
• Bir Tawil
• Gabal Elba
• Halaib Triangle
• Heglig
• Heglig Crisis
• Jau, South Sudan
• Kafia Kingi

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abyei

Also known as Abyei Arbitration, Abyei Area, Abyei Area Administration, Abyei Protocol.

, Pierre-Marie Dupuy, Politics of South Sudan, Politics of Sudan, Port Sudan, Rebellion, Red Sea, Rift, Salva Kiir Mayardit, Second Sudanese Civil War, South Kordofan, South Sudan, South Sudan People's Defence Forces, Stephen M. Schwebel, Sudan, Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North, Sudan Tribune, Tadesse Werede, The Hague, The New Humanitarian, United Nations, United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei, United Nations Security Council Resolution 1990, United States Institute of Peace, Unity oilfield, University of Nairobi, Upper Nile (state), Warrap (state), West Kordofan, 2011 South Sudanese independence referendum.